69: THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHO

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Fire in the Barnyard (1944)
The stone lithograph signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, published by Associated American Artists, New York in an edition of 250 prints, Fath number 64.

Benton comments in Creekmore Fath's catalog that this composition is based upon a childhood memory of events experienced by a neighbor of ''Pappy Wise'', his grandfather from Waxahachie, Texas.
Image measures 8.5 x 13.25 with a framed size of 17.25 x 21.75 inches.
Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, puncture or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
$2,000 - $2,500