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Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton: The Clarence R. Decker Collection

Name: Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton: The Clarence R. Decker Collection
Start: 2026-08-22 11:00:00 EDT
Location: Circle Auction

Start: Aug 22, 2026 11:00AM EDT

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Circle Auction is proud to offer an outstanding collection of lithographs by artist Thomas Hart Benton, assembled by the late Dr. Clarence R. Decker, the president of the University of Kansas City (now UMKC) from 1938-1953. Decker helped the university secure its accreditation and guided it through a pivotal period of growth, and in his capacity as president he founded a visiting artists series that included Benton. Decker became a close friend and regular patron of Tom. Creekmore Fath's catalogue raisonne of Benton prints notes that Decker commissioned the lithograph Prayer Meeting (1949).

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Lot 1

Thomas Hart Benton "Goin' Home" Lithograph (1937)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

11 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 2

Thomas Hart Benton "Investigation" Lithograph (1937)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

9 Bids

Sold for

$1,600

Lot 3

Thomas Hart Benton "I Got a Gal on Sourwood Mountain" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$2,000 - $4,000

24 Bids

Sold for

$3,800

Lot 4

Thomas Hart Benton "Haystack" Lithograph (1938)

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$1,500 - $2,500

9 Bids

Sold for

$2,300

Lot 5

Thomas Hart Benton "Edge of Town" Lithograph (1938)

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$2,000 - $3,000

9 Bids

Sold for

$3,900

Lot 6

Thomas Hart Benton "Rainy Day" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

12 Bids

Sold for

$2,200

Lot 7

Thomas Hart Benton "The Poet" Lithograph (1938)

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$2,000 - $4,000

26 Bids

Sold for

$4,300

Lot 8

Thomas Hart Benton "Sunday Morning" Lithograph (1939)

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$1,500 - $2,500

13 Bids

Sold for

$2,600

Lot 9

Thomas Hart Benton "Cradling Wheat" Lithograph (1939)

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$2,000 - $3,000

15 Bids

Sold for

$4,200

Lot 10

Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)

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$1,500 - $2,500

24 Bids

Sold for

$3,500

Lot 11

Thomas Hart Benton "Prodigal Son" Lithograph (1939)

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$2,000 - $3,000

32 Bids

Sold for

$4,600

Lot 12

Thomas Hart Benton "Frisky Day" Lithograph (1939)

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$1,500 - $2,500

19 Bids

Sold for

$4,100

Lot 13

Thomas Hart Benton "The Woodpile" Lithograph (1939)

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$1,500 - $2,500

25 Bids

Sold for

$3,300

Lot 14

Thomas Hart Benton "Shallow Creek" Lithograph (1939)

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$2,000 - $3,000

10 Bids

Sold for

$3,200

Lot 15

Thomas Hart Benton "Down the River" Lithograph (1939)

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$2,000 - $3,000

39 Bids

Sold for

$6,750

Lot 16

Thomas Hart Benton "The Fence Mender" Lithograph (1940)

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$2,000 - $3,000

28 Bids

Sold for

$4,200

Lot 17

Thomas Hart Benton "Instruction" Lithograph (1940)

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$1,000 - $2,000

13 Bids

Sold for

$2,100

Lot 18

Thomas Hart Benton "Aaron" Lithograph (1941)

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$1,000 - $1,500

27 Bids

Sold for

$3,300

Lot 19

Thomas Hart Benton "Sunset" Lithograph (1941)

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$1,000 - $2,000

20 Bids

Sold for

$3,500

Lot 20

Thomas Hart Benton "Old Man Reading" Lithograph (1941)

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$1,000 - $2,000

36 Bids

Sold for

$4,600

Lot 21

Thomas Hart Benton "Nebraska Evening" Lithograph (1941)

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$1,500 - $2,500

39 Bids

Sold for

$6,000

Lot 22

Thomas Hart Benton "Slow Train through Arkansas" Lithograph (1941)

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$2,000 - $3,000

45 Bids

Sold for

$6,500

Lot 23

Thomas Hart Benton "The Meeting" Lithograph (1941)

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$2,000 - $3,000

9 Bids

Sold for

$5,750

Lot 24

Thomas Hart Benton "Threshing" Lithograph (1941)

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$2,500 - $3,500

37 Bids

Sold for

$6,750

Lot 25

Thomas Hart Benton "Jessie and Jake" Lithograph (1942)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

48 Bids

Sold for

$14,000

Lot 26

Thomas Hart Benton "The Race" Lithograph (1942)

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$8,000 - $12,000

12 Bids

Sold for

$14,000

Lot 27

Thomas Hart Benton "Night Firing" Lithograph (1943)

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$1,000 - $2,000

15 Bids

Sold for

$3,100

Lot 28

Thomas Hart Benton "Morning Train" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

29 Bids

Sold for

$4,600

Lot 29

Thomas Hart Benton "Letters from Overseas" Lithograph (1943)

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$2,000 - $3,000

16 Bids

Sold for

$3,900

Lot 30

Thomas Hart Benton "The Music Lesson" Lithograph (1943)

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$2,000 - $3,000

51 Bids

Sold for

$12,000

Lot 31

Thomas Hart Benton "Spring Tryout" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

27 Bids

Sold for

$6,500

Lot 32

Thomas Hart Benton "The Farmer's Daughter" Lithograph (1944)

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

17 Bids

Sold for

$6,000

Lot 33

Thomas Hart Benton "Wreck of the Ol' 97" Lithograph (1944)

Estimate

$5,000 - $7,000

27 Bids

Sold for

$15,500

Lot 34

Thomas Hart Benton "Fire in the Barnyard" Lithograph (1944)

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$2,500 - $3,500

26 Bids

Sold for

$4,300

Lot 35

Thomas Hart Benton "Loading Corn" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

21 Bids

Sold for

$3,000

Lot 36

Thomas Hart Benton "Back from the Fields" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$800 - $1,200

44 Bids

Sold for

$5,000

Lot 37

Thomas Hart Benton "White Calf" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$800 - $1,200

20 Bids

Sold for

$2,200

Lot 38

Thomas Hart Benton "Island Hay" Lithograph (1946)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

28 Bids

Sold for

$9,000

Lot 39

Thomas Hart Benton "Gateside Conversation" Lithograph (1946)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

28 Bids

Sold for

$4,100

Lot 40

Thomas Hart Benton "After the Blow" Lithograph (1946)

Estimate

$5,000 - $7,000

6 Bids

Sold for

$11,000

Lot 41

Thomas Hart Benton "The Corral" Lithograph (1948)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

18 Bids

Sold for

$4,700

Lot 42

Thomas Hart Benton "The Boy" Lithograph (1948)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

35 Bids

Sold for

$8,500

Lot 43

Thomas Hart Benton "Prayer Meeting" Lithograph (1949)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

30 Bids

Sold for

$5,000

Lot 44

Thomas Hart Benton "New England Farm" Lithograph (1951)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

46 Bids

Sold for

$9,500

Lot 45

Thomas Hart Benton "The Little Fisherman" Lithograph (1967)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

30 Bids

Sold for

$4,100

Lot 46

Thomas Hart Benton "Rainy Day" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

25 Bids

Sold for

$3,400

Lot 47

Thomas Hart Benton "Jessie and Jake" Lithograph (1942)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

32 Bids

Sold for

$5,250

Lot 48

Thomas Hart Benton "Night Firing" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

32 Bids

Sold for

$3,900

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