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THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHO

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

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Jesse and Jake (1942)
The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 55.

Benton's comments in Fath read: Painting of this subject made in 1941 when daughter Jessie was three yrs old. Our shepherd dog Jake impersonated the wolf in this Red Riding Hood theme. The area depicted is in our wood lot on Martha's Vineyard and shows a path leading to my mother's place there. Trees, white oak, grow thick at the trunk but do not get very high in our part of the Island because of the winds. Painting in my possession. Litho was made from it at request of A.A.A.
Image measures 13.25 x 9.75 with a framed size of 22 x 18.5 inches.
Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet with deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, puncture or repair, there are scattered smudges in the margins, framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
$1,500 - $2,000

Single Owner Auction with Rare Works by Benton

Friday, February 18th 2022


SOLD - $4,600

Sold Price does not include Buyer's Premium