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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Shocking CornBonhams · Apr 2026$89,400≈ £66,188≈ €76,449Sign up to see
WavesBonhams · Nov 2012$58,750≈ £36,772≈ €45,574Sign up to see
Tetons Study for "The Sheepherder," 1955-60Circle Auction · Dec 2023$40,000≈ £31,648≈ €36,782Sign up to see

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Still Life (Still Life with Wildflowers and Summer Squash), circa 1948
Oil · Other support
11 1/2 x 14 in. (29.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 57
$35,840≈ £26,534≈ €30,648Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
Night Firing, 1943
Lithograph
9¾ h x 13⅜ w in (25 x 34 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026 · Lot 106
$1,792≈ £1,343≈ €1,554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Plowing it Under, 1934
Lithograph
7⅞ h x 13¼ w in (20 x 34 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026 · Lot 107
$640≈ £480≈ €555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
The Boy, 1948
Lithograph
9⅜ h x 13⅝ w in (24 x 35 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 17, 2026 · Lot 110
$4,096≈ £3,070≈ €3,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Laborer, 1930
Drawing · Paper
14½ h x 10¼ w in (37 x 26 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Feb 27, 2026 · Lot 210
$3,048≈ £2,263≈ €2,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Edge of Town (Fath 22), 1938
Lithograph · Paper
9 x 10 3/4in (22.9 x 27.3cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 187
$3,328≈ £2,461≈ €2,824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Threshing (Fath 48), 1941
Lithograph · Paper
9 3/8 x 13 7/8in (23.8 x 35.2cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 188
$2,304≈ £1,704≈ €1,955Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Wreck of the Ol' 97 (Fath 63), 1944
Lithograph · Paper
10 3/8 x 14 15/16in (26.4 x 37.9cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 189
$7,040≈ £5,206≈ €5,974Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
Strike, 1933
Lithograph · ed. edition of 300
10 ¾" x 9 ¼" (image)
Circle Auction · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 1
$5,750≈ £4,265≈ €4,887HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Circle Auction ↗
Haystack, 1938
Lithograph · ed. edition of 250
13" x 10 1/2" (image)
Circle Auction · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 10
$2,300≈ £1,706≈ €1,955HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Circle Auction ↗

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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