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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Record prices
Shocking CornBonhams · $89,400≈ £66,188≈ €76,449Sign up to see
WavesBonhams · $58,750≈ £36,772≈ €45,574Sign up to see
Tetons Study for "The Sheepherder," 1955-60Circle Auction · $40,000≈ £31,648≈ €36,782Sign up to see
Thomas Hart Benton’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
26 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 9 | 8 | 89% | $32.8kSign up | $27kSign up | $89.4kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 8 | 89% | $32.8kSign up | $27kSign up | $89.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 154 | 147 | 95% | $4.5kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $58.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 11 | 10 | 91% | $10.7kSign up | $10.4kSign up | $20.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 8 | 6 | 75% | $10kSign up | $8.5kSign up | $22kSign up |
| Drawing | 131 | 128 | 98% | $3.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $23.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 326 | 290 | 89% | $3.4kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $15.5kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $960Sign up | $960Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Lithograph | 324 | 288 | 89% | $3.4kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $15.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $900Sign up | $900Sign up | $900Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $432Sign up | $432Sign up | $432Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $432Sign up | $432Sign up | $432Sign up |
| Other | 16 | 16 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $14.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 140 | 137 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 47 | 45 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 28 | 25 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 133 | 132 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 11 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 15 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $900Sign up |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $900Sign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $676Sign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |