THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)

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$ 1 500 000
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09.11.2022 19:00UTC -04:00
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ID 838969
Lot 42 | THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)
THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975)

Nashaquitsa

signed and dated 'Benton 53' (lower left)

oil on canvas

22 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. (56.5 x 69.2 cm.)

Painted in 1953





Provenance

Jules Worthington, Martha's Vineyard (acquired from the artist, 1956).

Private collection, Brooklyn (acquired from the above, 2003).

Andrew Thompson Fine Art, New York (acquired from the above, 2011).

Acquired from the above by the late owner, 2011.



Literature

Owen Gallery, Benton on the Vineyard, exh. cat., New York, 2008, pp. 24-26 (illustrated in color, p. 24, fig. 6).



Exhibited

Martha's Vineyard, Carol Craven Gallery, Thomas Hart Benton: Original Drawings and Paintings, August-October 2003.

New York, Owen Gallery, Off the Northeast Coast, October-December 2003, pp. 70-71 (illustrated in color, p. 70; detail illustrated, p. 71).



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Post Lot Text

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.
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