66: THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Haystack (1938)
The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and listed as Fath catalog number 21.

Benton's comments in Fath read: ''Date of drawing 1928. Building a hay stack on a North Carolina Hill farm. There is a painting of this subject. Owner unknown to me.''
Image measures 10.25 x 11.75 on a 11.75 x 16 inch sheet with an overall frame size of 18.5 x 21.25 inches.
Fair condition with overall heavy foxing, the sheet is laid down. The sheet is untrimmed and with all four deckle edges.
$1,000 - $2,000