Thomas Hart Benton The Race lithograph
Auction Date: December 18, 2020
Estimate: Estimate: 10000 - 15000
Sold for: $12,000
Lot: 5043
(American 1889-1975)
The Race, 1942
lithograph,
image: 8.875 x 13.25 inches / 22.54 x 33.65 cm sheet: 10.875 x 15.25 inches / 27.62 x 38.73 cm Frame: 14 7/8 x 18 7/8 inches,
Signed in pencil lower right: Benton.
Literature: Creekmore Fath The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton Fig 56.
CONDITION: In overall good condition, when examined out of the frame the sheet is not laid down but is taped on all four edges. The acid from the cardboard has transferred to the back of the sheet. There is a slight wave to the paper on the right edge likely due to improper storage and framing. Light mat burn around the image, slight foxing throughout.
Published and distributed by Associated American Artists, New York, with the original AAA label verso, the title noted on the label is Homeward Bound.