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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Current River Bluff, circa 1962-63
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4
13 1/4" x 13 3/4"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 29
$4,900≈ £3,877≈ €4,506HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Mountain Pool from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963
Drawing · ed. 1/2
8 1/2" x 10"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 3
$3,600≈ £2,848≈ €3,310HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Woodland Stream, 1969
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/4
15" x 10 1/4" (sight)
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 30
$16,500≈ £13,055≈ €15,172HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Flower Studies from the Nature Sketchbook, 1963
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2
11 1/2" x 8 1/2" (sight)
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 31
$2,800≈ £2,215≈ €2,575HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Study of Flowers, circa 1939-41
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2
7 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 32
$3,100≈ £2,453≈ €2,851HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Compositional Study for the Mural of Achelous and Hercules, 1947
Drawing · Paper
12" x 23"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 33
$3,900≈ £3,086≈ €3,586HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Figure with Power Lines and Cross, Study for Kansas City Power and Light Commission, 1952
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2
4 1/2" x 10" (image)
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 34
$2,600≈ £2,057≈ €2,391HammerSign up free to seeView at Circle Auction ↗
Circus Scene, 1930
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2
10 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 35
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Circus Scene with Horse and Rider, 1930
Drawing · Paper · ed. 1/2
10 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 36
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Mule Eating Grass, 1936
Drawing · Paper
7" x 10"
Circle Auction · Dec 2, 2023 · Lot 37
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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