138: THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
The Meeting (1941)
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 47.

Benton's comments in Fath read: This print is more like a drawing than are other lithos and shows the interior of a country church with a man preaching. Meeting house in the mountains of West Virginia. Drawing made in 1928. Litho reproduces drawing almost exactly. Litho probably made in '38.
Image measures 9 x 11.5, sheet is 11 x 13.5, and frame is 18 x 21 inches.
The sheet with good margins is free from structural damage but heavily foxed and toned as shown here outside the frame and mat.
$1,000 - $2,000