Live Auction 2485Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Lot 102

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)

Menemsha Pond

Closed30 November 2011

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USD 110,500

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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Menemsha Pond
signed and dated 'Benton '70' (lower left)
pastel and pencil on paper
19½ x 24 in. (49.6 x 61 cm.)

The artist.
Henry de Villiers Williams, Jr., acquired from the above, circa 1974.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 22 May 1996, lot 144.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

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.