Thomas Hart Benton

American · 1889–1975 · Painter, Printmaker

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The… (Wikipedia)

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Tetons Study for "The Sheepherder," 1955-60Circle Auction · Dec 2023$40,000≈ £31,648≈ €36,782Sign up to see

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Sunset, 1941
Lithograph · Paper
11-3/4 x 15 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Jul 21, 2017 · Lot 194
$1,200≈ £924≈ €1,031HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Island Hay
Lithograph
10 in. x 12 1/2 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2017 · Lot 1000
$1,800≈ £1,415≈ €1,611HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Lonesome Road
Lithograph
Image - 9.75" high x 12.5" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 18, 2017 · Lot 44
$1,600≈ £1,250≈ €1,433HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Prodigal Son
Lithograph
Image - 10" high x 13.25" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 18, 2017 · Lot 45
$850≈ £664≈ €761HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, 1940-42
Gouache · Paper
10-1/4 x 6-1/4 in. (image) 12-1/2 x 12 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 592
$22,000≈ £17,632≈ €20,361HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
But as a Shadow That Fleeteth Away, 1940-42
Gouache · Paper
10-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. (image) 13-1/4 x 10-7/8 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 593
$10,000≈ £8,015≈ €9,255HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Hallelujah!, 1940-42
Gouache · Paper
10-1/4 x 6-5/8 in. (image) 14-1/4 x 11-1/4 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 594
$13,000≈ £10,419≈ €12,031HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Aaron
Lithograph
12.75" high x 9.5" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 4, 2016 · Lot 34
$800≈ £629≈ €752HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Spring Tryout -
Lithograph
10 inches x 14 inches
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 29, 2016 · Lot 79
$4,750≈ £3,809≈ €4,491Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
The Woodpile, from the edition of 250 published by Associated American Artists
Lithograph · Paper
12 x 15-7/8 in. (sheet)
Brunk Auctions · Nov 19, 2016 · Lot 460
$2,000≈ £1,622≈ €1,882HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗

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About Thomas Hart Benton

Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter, muralist, and printmaker. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. The fluid, sculpted figures in his paintings showed everyday people in scenes of life in the United States.

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In museum collections

American Discovery Viewed by Native Americans
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Chilmark Landscape, 1922
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Public domain
People of Chilmark (Figure composition), 1920
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Public domain
House in Cubist
Whitney Museum of American Art · Public domain