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.
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Ducks at Play
FRANK BENSON
American, (1862-1951)
Drypoint, 1923, Ordeman/Paff 152; edition 150. 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. Initialed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This lovely work shows Benson's great ability to create atmospheric effects with simple lines, rich drypoint burr, and masterful inking of the plate.
$1,850

The Boy
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1948, Fath 72, edition 250. 9 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are wide. This endearing print depicts an Ozark boy on his way to school or to find work. A painting exists of the same subject.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I Got a Gal on Sourwood Mountain
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1938, Fath 19, edition 250. 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. this is a fine impression with a GCM watermark. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This delightful lithograph relates to an oil painting called "Country Dance".
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The Woodpile (also titled Wood Cutter)
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 31, edition 250. 8 3/4 x 11 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, rich impression printed on white wove paper bearing a RIVES watermark. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Depicted here is a Missouri farmyard and the print was a study for a small painting.
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The Fence Mender
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1940, Fath 40, edition 250. 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a very fine impression with full margins. The paper bears a GCM watermark and the condition is excellent. This scene was based on a trip to Nebraska. The "Fence Mender" was a study for a small painting which has not been located, according to Fath.
$3,500

Missouri Farmyard
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1936, Fath 10, edition 250. 10 1/4 x 16 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil just below. This is a fine, rich impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This outstanding print relates to a section of the Missouri State Capitol Mural Series in Jefferson City.
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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.
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Shallow Creek
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 32, edition 250. 14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The small, original hinges are at the top corners and we have the AAA label which came with the print as issued.
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Night Firing
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1943, Fath 57, edition 250. 8 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower left corner. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression with wide margins. The condition is fine other than for extremely faint toning from an early mat opening. Related to a drawing and painting, this dramatic night scene depicts a North Carolina subject. The shed is where tobacco is dried.
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The Farmer's Daughter
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1944, Fath 62, edition 250. 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Here we have a fine impression in fine, untouched condition. The margins are full. (The original AAA hinges still remain at the top corners.) This lovely work depicts a scene in northwest Missouri. A drawing dates from 1940 and a painting also preceded the lithograph.
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West Texas
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1952, Fath 77, edition 300. 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and dated on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are wide and probably full and the condition is excellent. This scene depicts the Texas panhandle and it's the only print of Texas done by Benton. This exceptional work was based on a drawing from 1944 and was commissioned and circulated by Southern Methodist University.
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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.
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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.
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Cradling Wheat
THOMAS HART BENTON
American, (1889-1975)
Lithograph, 1939, Fath 27, edition 250. 9 1/2 x 12 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. (This print came in the original AAA mat and the original hinges are still present.) The lithograph was done after a painting which is now in the St. Louis Art Museum. The scene depicted is the hill country of east Tennessee.
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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.
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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.
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