Live Auction 2444Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Lot 9 Property from the Collection of Marie B. and Edward F. Swenson, Jr.

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)

Tree, New England

Closed18 May 2011

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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Tree, New England
signed 'Benton' (lower left)
oil on board
11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1922-23.

The artist.
Alma Benton and Sidney J. Wommack, gift from the above.
J. Brock Wommack, by descent.
Harcourts Gallery, San Francisco, California, acquired from the above. Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1986.

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, Andrew Thompson and Michael Owen.