Live Auction 14314American Art
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Lot 20 Property from the Estate of Dr. Gerald F. Ross

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)

Still Life with Pink Cloth (Fruit on Pink Cloth)

Closed23 May 2017

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Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Still Life with Pink Cloth (Fruit on Pink Cloth)
signed and dated 'Benton 48' (lower right)
oil and tempera on masonite
13 ¾ x 17 in. (35 x 43.2 cm.)
Painted in 1948.

Mrs. James Burton, Kansas City, Missouri.
Barbara Burton Braden, Kansas City, Missouri, daughter of the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 13-14 December 1973, lot 136.
Mrs. J.E. Minton, Denton, Texas.
Christie's, New York, 26 May 1988, lot 332, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late 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.