Two Canoes
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1927, Paff 266, edition 150. 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Benson did a few other canoe related prints including, "Running the Rapids," (P269), "Riverman," (P195) and "Canoeman" (P161).
$2,600

The Darkening Sky
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1925, Paff 253, edition 150. 4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a superb impression printed on J WHATMAN watermarked paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
$900

Yellowlegs in Sunlight
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1928, Paff 285, edition 150. 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Initialed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil, lower left. This is a superb impression rich with burr. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's an ever so slight suggestion of toning within an early mat opening.) This beautiful print shows Benson as a master of the drypoint medium. He was a gifted watercolorist and this print displays the painterly characteristics of a Japanese brush painting.
$1,500

The Sheldrake's Brood
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1926, Paff 258, edition 150. 4 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. Initialed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on J WHATMAN watermarked paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from a very faint suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening.
$800

November Moon
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching and aquatint, 1931, Ordeman 316, Paff 316; edition 150. 10 x 8 in. Signed in pencil. this is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This is a beautifully designed print and shows Benson's remarkable talents as a graphic artist. He enjoyed making prints as much as working in oil painting and watercolor.
$2,800

Yellowlegs No. 4
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1928, Paff 284, Ordeman 284; edition possibly 150. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent apart from traces of old hinges at the two top corners. There are five trial proofs and the total edition is not listed in Paff. Ordeman suggests and edition of 150 but this is not a common print.
SOLD

Plodding Home
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Etching, 1924, Paff 234, Ordeman 234; edition 150. 2 3/4 x 2 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed on a light cream paper. The margins are substantial. The condition is fine. This small but beautifully rendered print is in demand by sporting collectors.
$1,000

Two Black Ducks
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1930, Ordeman 295, Paff 295; edition 150. 14 7/8 x 12 in. Signed in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression of this large work. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This work represents Benson at his best with the drypoint medium.
$2,500

The Corral
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1948, Fath 71, edition 250. 9 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are wide. The scene depicted was in western Nebraska. A painting of this subject done in tempera on paper exists.
SOLD

Planting
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 28, edition 250. 9 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression in fine condition. Full margins. (This print came in the original AAA mat with the original hinges at the top corners.) The print is based on a drawing from 1938 done in southern Arkansas.
$3,500

Old Man Reading
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1941 , Fath 44, edition 250. 10 x 12 1/8 in. Signed on the stone and signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent.
$4,000

Lonesome Road
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1938, Fath 18, edition 250. 9 3/8 x 12 1/2 in. Signed on the stone and signed in pencil, lower right. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. This print was based on a painting done in 1927. In addition, there's a related drawing which Benton drew from a train window while he was traveling in Nebraska.
SOLD

A Drink of Water
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1937, Fath 15, edition 250. 10 x 14 1/4 in. Signed on the stone and signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This early work was based on a drawing done in the Ozarks. A painting of this subject also exists.
SOLD

Frisky Day
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 30, edition 250. 7 3/4 x 12 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full with a deckle edge on all sides. The scene depicted is south Missouri in the springtime. A painting exists of the same subject.
SOLD

Island Hay
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1945, Fath 68, edition 250. 10 x 12 5/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The scene depicted is on Martha's Vineyard, MA. This engaging print relates to a painting as well as a drawing, the latter produced during the 1920s.
SOLD

Down the River
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1938, Fath 33, edition 250. 12 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is fine and the print came with the original AAA mat and label. The scene depicted is somewhere along the White River in the Ozarks. This print is also called the Young Fisherman.
$4,500

Haystack
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1938, Fath 21, edition 250. 10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The print came in the AAA mat and the original hinges are still at the top corners. The print was based on a drawing from 1928 and the subject is a North Carolina hill farm.
SOLD

White Calf
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1945, Fath 67, edition 250. 10 x 12 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with wide margins. The condition is excellent. This work was done at Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard. Impressions of this print are located at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the National Gallery of Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, among others.
SOLD

Sunday Morning
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 26, edition 250. 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. Here we have a superb impression printed on RIVES watermarked paper. The margins are untrimmed apart from a minor paper loss(?)to the lower left edge of the sheet. (This is quite possibly the full sheet as printed.) This beautiful print was based on a drawing done in 1938.
$3,800

Brooklyn Bridge
LEON BIBEL
American, (1913-1995)
Screenprint, 1938, edition 30. 14 x 11 in. Signed in the image, lower right. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this uncommon print. The margins appear to be full. (They are narrow on the sides.) The condition is fine. Bibel was born in Poland, immigrated to the United States and trained in California. He moved to New York in 1936 where he was active in the WPA program. Impressions of this print are in the Metropolitan Museum in NY and the National Gallery, Washington.
SOLD