American Art
American Art
Property of an American Corporation
Thomas Hart Benton
The Civil War–Industrial Progress
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:21 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of an American Corporation
Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
The Civil War–Industrial Progress
signed Benton and dated 33 (lower right)
mixed media on paperboard
image: 16 3/4 by 25 1/2 inches
board: 19 1/4 by 28 1/4 inches
We thank Dr. Henry Adams and Andrew Thompson for their help researching this lot.
Thomas Hart and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts, Kansas City, Missouri
[with]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1990
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1991
[with]Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1990
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1991
Karal Ann Marling, Thomas Hart Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, 1985, no. 35, p. 22, illustrated (as Civil War and Expansion)
Henry Adams, Thomas Hart Benton: Drawing from Life, Seattle, Washington, 1990, no.142, pg. 144, illustrated
Henry Adams, Thomas Hart Benton: Drawing from Life, Seattle, Washington, 1990, no.142, pg. 144, illustrated
Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery University of Washington; Austin, Texas, Laguna Gloria Museum of Art; Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Thomas Hart Benton: Drawing from Life, March-May 1990, no. 49
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Benton's America: Works on Paper and Selected Paintings, January-March 1991, no. 25, pp. 56-7, fig. 11, p. 28, illustrated, cover illustration
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Benton's America: Works on Paper and Selected Paintings, January-March 1991, no. 25, pp. 56-7, fig. 11, p. 28, illustrated, cover illustration
The present work is a study for A Social History of the State of Indiana, Thomas Hart Benton’s twenty two panel mural depicting the cultural and industrial history of Indiana. The Indiana Department of Conservation commissioned Benton to create the mural for the state’s exhibition at the 1933 “A Century of Progress International Exposition” in Chicago. The panels now reside at the Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana