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Thomas Hart Benton 1889-1975
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Hart Benton
- Three Figures
- oil on canvas
- 25 by 24 in.
- (63.5 by 61 cm)
- Painted circa 1914-1915.
Provenance
John O'Hara Cosgrave
Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana
Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 31, 1985, lot 306A, illustrated in color
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection, New Orleans, Louisiana
Tilden-Foley Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 31, 1985, lot 306A, illustrated in color
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, The Anderson Gallery, Forum Exhibition, March 1916
New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Forum Exhibition: Selections and Additions, May-June 1983, p. 18, illustrated
Kansas City, Missouri, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts; New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original, April 1989-July 1990
Lugano, Italy, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Thomas Hart Benton, September-November 1992, no. 11, illustrated pp. 35 (in color), 151
Marietta, Georgia, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, American Regionalism: Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry from Georgia Collections, September-November 1993
New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Forum Exhibition: Selections and Additions, May-June 1983, p. 18, illustrated
Kansas City, Missouri, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts; New York, The Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Thomas Hart Benton: An American Original, April 1989-July 1990
Lugano, Italy, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Thomas Hart Benton, September-November 1992, no. 11, illustrated pp. 35 (in color), 151
Marietta, Georgia, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, American Regionalism: Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry from Georgia Collections, September-November 1993
Literature
Milton Brown, American Painting from the Armory Show to the Depression, Princeton, New Jersey, 1955, p. 193
Thomas Hart Benton, An American in Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography, Lawrence, Kansas, 1969, pp. 37-38
Thomas Hart Benton, An American in Art: A Professional and Technical Autobiography, Lawrence, Kansas, 1969, pp. 37-38
Condition
Good condition, lined.
Under UV: a thin six inch horizontal repaired tear at center left, an area of small retouches below green figure.
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.
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.