Lot 46
  • 46

Thomas Hart Benton 1889 - 1975

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Thomas Hart Benton
  • Fantasy
  • signed Benton and dated '46, l.r.; also signed Thomas H. Benton and titled "Fantasy" (Abstraction) on a Thomas Hart Benton label affixed to the reverse
  • oil on canvas mounted on panel
  • 26 1/2 by 19 in.
  • (67.3 by 48.3 cm)

Provenance

Estate of the artist, Kansas City, Missouri
Graham Gallery, New York
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California (sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 5, 1985, lot 245, illustrated in color)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Condition

Very good condition. Under UV: a few minor retouches, otherwise fine.
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