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Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton: The Elman Collection

Name: Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton: The Elman Collection
Start: 2026-02-21 10:00:00 CST
Location: Circle Auction

Start: Feb 21, 2026 11:00AM EST

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Circle Auction is proud to offer an exceptional collection of lithographs by artist Thomas Hart Benton, assembled by the late Dr. Arthur Elman, a Kansas City-based oncologist and former French consul to the Midwest. Arthur was a man of myriad interests, passions, and talents, so much so that Kansas City Magazine once deemed him the most interesting man in Kansas City. In 2014, Arthur and Carolyn Elman teamed with designer Kelee Katillac to rescue the historic Henry Blosser House in Malta Bend, Missouri, which had been declared the most endangered home in the state by Governor Jay Nixon.

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Lot 1

Thomas Hart Benton "Strike" Lithograph (1933)

Estimate

$4,000 - $6,000

18 Bids

Sold for

$5,750

Lot 2

Thomas Hart Benton "Minstrel Show" Lithograph (1934)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

14 Bids

Sold for

$1,900

Lot 3

Thomas Hart Benton "Plowing It Under" Lithograph (1934)

Estimate

$500 - $1,000

17 Bids

Sold for

$1,500

Lot 4

Thomas Hart Benton "Missouri Farmyard" Lithograph (1936)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

11 Bids

Sold for

$2,100

Lot 5

Thomas Hart Benton "Going Home" Lithograph (1937)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

7 Bids

Sold for

$1,900

Lot 6

Thomas Hart Benton "A Drink of Water" Lithograph (1937)

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

20 Bids

Sold for

$2,600

Lot 7

Thomas Hart Benton "Flood" Lithograph (1937)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

17 Bids

Sold for

$2,400

Lot 8

Thomas Hart Benton "Lonesome Road" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

10 Bids

Sold for

$1,400

Lot 9

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

Estimate

$2,000 - $4,000

24 Bids

Sold for

$4,200

Lot 10

Thomas Hart Benton "Haystack" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

17 Bids

Sold for

$2,300

Lot 11

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

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

16 Bids

Sold for

$3,500

Lot 12

Thomas Hart Benton "Rainy Day" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

12 Bids

Sold for

$2,200

Lot 13

Thomas Hart Benton "Approaching Storm" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

20 Bids

Sold for

$4,000

Lot 14

Thomas Hart Benton "Sunday Morning" Lithograph (1939)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

10 Bids

Sold for

$1,900

Lot 15

Thomas Hart Benton "Planting" Lithograph (1939)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

18 Bids

Sold for

$2,500

Lot 16

Thomas Hart Benton "The Woodpile" Lithograph (1939)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

24 Bids

Sold for

$3,500

Lot 17

Thomas Hart Benton "Shallow Creek" Lithograph (1939)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

24 Bids

Sold for

$5,250

Lot 18

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

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

9 Bids

Sold for

$8,000

Lot 19

Thomas Hart Benton "Instruction" Lithograph (1940)

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

15 Bids

Sold for

$2,400

Lot 20

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

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

32 Bids

Sold for

$4,500

Lot 21

Thomas Hart Benton "Aaron" Lithograph (1941)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

32 Bids

Sold for

$4,100

Lot 22

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

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

25 Bids

Sold for

$3,400

Lot 23

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

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

29 Bids

Sold for

$4,600

Lot 24

Thomas Hart Benton "Morning Train" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

29 Bids

Sold for

$4,600

Lot 25

Thomas Hart Benton "Threshing" Lithograph (1941)

Estimate

$2,500 - $3,500

12 Bids

Sold for

$5,500

Lot 26

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

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

19 Bids

Sold for

$3,100

Lot 27

Thomas Hart Benton "Spring Tryout" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

25 Bids

Sold for

$6,250

Lot 28

Thomas Hart Benton "Night Firing" Lithograph (1943)

Estimate

$1,000 - $2,000

22 Bids

Sold for

$3,200

Lot 29

Thomas Hart Benton "The Meeting" Lithograph (1941)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,000

22 Bids

Sold for

$3,300

Lot 30

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

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

19 Bids

Sold for

$4,500

Lot 31

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

Estimate

$5,000 - $7,000

8 Bids

Sold for

$9,250

Lot 32

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

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

20 Bids

Sold for

$3,900

Lot 33

Thomas Hart Benton "Island Hay" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$2,000 - $3,000

25 Bids

Sold for

$3,400

Lot 34

Thomas Hart Benton "White Calf" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$800 - $1,200

10 Bids

Sold for

$2,000

Lot 35

Thomas Hart Benton "Loading Corn" Lithograph (1945)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

19 Bids

Sold for

$3,200

Lot 36

Thomas Hart Benton "Gateside Conversation" Lithograph (1946)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

35 Bids

Sold for

$3,800

Lot 37

Thomas Hart Benton "The Corral" Lithograph (1948)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

26 Bids

Sold for

$4,700

Lot 38

Thomas Hart Benton "Prayer Meeting" Lithograph (1949)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

30 Bids

Sold for

$3,700

Lot 39

Thomas Hart Benton "The Hymn Singer" Lithograph (1950)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

22 Bids

Sold for

$3,100

Lot 40

Thomas Hart Benton "Photographing the Bull" Lithograph (1950)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

36 Bids

Sold for

$5,000

Lot 41

Thomas Hart Benton "Running Horses" Lithograph (1955)

Estimate

$6,000 - $9,000

22 Bids

Sold for

$6,000

Lot 42

Thomas Hart Benton "Ten Pound Hammer" Lithograph (1967)

Estimate

$4,000 - $6,000

16 Bids

Sold for

$5,500

Lot 43

Thomas Hart Benton "Sorghum Mill" Lithograph (1969)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

19 Bids

Sold for

$2,900

Lot 44

Thomas Hart Benton "Benton Farm" Lithograph (1972)

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

17 Bids

Sold for

$9,250

Lot 45

Thomas Hart Benton "Forward Pass" Lithograph (1972)

Estimate

$3,000 - $5,000

24 Bids

Sold for

$6,000

Lot 46

Thomas Hart Benton "County Politics" Lithograph (1973)

Estimate

$4,000 - $6,000

16 Bids

Sold for

$9,250

Lot 47

Thomas Hart Benton "Lonesome Road" Lithograph (1938)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

21 Bids

Sold for

$3,000

Lot 48

Thomas Hart Benton "Missouri Farmyard" Lithograph (1936)

Estimate

$1,500 - $2,500

18 Bids

Sold for

$3,400

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