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Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Hart Benton
- Ghost Town
- signed Benton, inscribed Birth place of women suffrage/Act giving women the right to vote/ and hold office was passed in/ territorial legislature Dec. 10. 1869/ Esther Hobart Morris led the crusade/ from South Pass City - Wyoming and dated 55, l.r.
- pencil on paper (4 items)
- 14 by 16 3/4 in.
- 35.5 by 42.5 cm.
Provenance
ACA Galleries, New York
Jerry Granat, Hewlett, New York
Jerry Granat, Hewlett, New York
Literature
Thomas Hart Benton, Benton Drawings: A Collection of Drawings by Thomas Hart Benton, Columbia, Missouri, 1968, p. 17, illustrated
Condition
In good condition; a few soft handling creases; a few scattered, very minor stray marks, smudges; a small "scuff" at upper right; sheet is torn from an artist's pad--as the left edge is serrated; sheet is hinged to mat with pieces of white paper tape along the upper edge, verso
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Offered together with two letters from the artist (dated 4th April 1973 and 29 April 1973) addressed to Jerry Granat, the former owner of the present drawing and the book, Benton Drawings (mentioned below). The book is autographed and dedicated to Jerry Granat.
In the first letter, Benton discusses the image of the present work. In his words, Wymoming [sic] was the first U.S. State to grant woman [sic] suffrage. The town depicted in your drawing, now a ghost town, is supposed to be the first place where the proposal of equal voting rights for women was accepted. Anyhow, the first territorial legislature (1869) granted women full suffrage. I forget the name of the town but it was near the famed South Pass of the Oregon Trail.