82: THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
White Calf (1945)
The lithograph printed in an edition of 250 prints by Associated American Artists is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right. Fath number 67.

This lot was acquired from the artist by James Taylor Forrest, Director of the Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An image of Thomas Hart Benton, Charles Banks Wilson and James Taylor Forrest is posted as a matter of interest.

Benton describes the scene in Fath: 'Henry Look of Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard milking his cow. Henry had a good deal selling his milk until some prying summer persons found him straining it in his snot filled handkerchief. Trade with Henry dropped off after that.'
Provenance: James Taylor Forrest family by descent.
$1,500 - $2,500