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Lot 14
Thomas Hart Benton "Loading Corn" (1945 Lithograph)
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for
$1,500
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889-1975)
Loading Corn, 1945
Lithograph on paper
13 1/4" x 10 1/4" (image)
Edition of 250
Pencil-signed "Benton" in the lower right margin. The sheet measures 12" x 16". Hinged to a cardboard back mat and housed in protective foamboard, measuring 14" x 18". From an edition of 250, circulated by Associated American Artists.
Of Loading Corn, Benton commented: "Autumn in Missouri. To be seen on most hill farms. The problem with these subjects is not to find them but to find them in a pictorially workable setting."
Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, 1979 (second edition), University of Texas Press, 65.
Condition
Very good condition. The sheet is not laid down, but hinged to a back mat at the top corners. Mat burn to the sheet from contact with the cardboard back mat. The sheet is beautifully flat and uncreased.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 14.00 in
Width: 18.00 in
Depth: 0.50 in
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