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The Pathfinder by Thomas Hart Benton, c. 1925, Pair of Crayons on Paper, offered Jan 2020Photo © Clarke Auction Gallery — view this lot on Clarke Auction Gallery ↗

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The Pathfinder

Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975) · c. 1925

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,539 – £2,308) (≈ €1,804 – €2,706)

Offered at Clarke Auction Gallery and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Drawing (crayon) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “Pair of Crayons on Paper”
Support
Paper
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
8" high x 6" wide and 6" high x 5.5" wide
Auction house
Clarke Auction Gallery
Sale
Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2020-01-19 (255)
Date
January 19, 2020
Location
Larchmont, New York, United States
Lot
26
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,539 – £2,308) (≈ €1,804 – €2,706)
Source
Auction house clarkeny.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2020 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. The Pathfinder, Clarke Auction Gallery 2020

    Jan 19, 2020 · Clarke Auction Gallery this result

    Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2020-01-19, lot 26

    Bought in / unsold · est. $2,000 – $3,000

    As catalogued

    Thomas Hart Benton, “The Pathfinder”, c. 1925

    Pair of Crayons on Paper

    8" high x 6" wide and 6" high x 5.5" wide

  2. The Pathfinder, Clarke Auction Gallery 2020

    May 31, 2020 · Clarke Auction Gallery

    Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2020-05-31, lot 2

    Sold $1,600Sign up to see · est. $1,000 – $1,500

    As catalogued

    Thomas Hart Benton, “The Pathfinder”, c. 1925

    Pair of Crayons on Paper

    8" high x 6" wide and 6" high x 5.5" wide

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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