Live Auction 2058Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Lot 93

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)

T.P. Three Years Old

Closed4 December 2008

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USD 182,500

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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
T.P. Three Years Old
signed 'Benton.' (lower right)--signed again and inscribed 'To T.P. 3 yrs old/from/Dad.' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas laid down on board
25 x 20 in. (63.5 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1929.

The artist.
Thomas P. Benton, son of the artist.
Private collection, New Jersey.
Private collection, Mobile, Alabama, 1999.

Specialist note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Thomas Hart Benton catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Thomas Hart Benton Catalogue Raisonné Foundation. Committee Members: Dr. Henry Adams, Jessie Benton, Anthony Benton Gude and Michael Owen.