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

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Back From the Fields (1945)
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 66. A tattered portion of the original AAA label is present verso.

Benton's comments in Fath read: This is a Louisiana scene. Cotton pickers returning home with the last bags picked.
Image measures 9.5 x 12.75, sheet is 11 x 16, framed size is 17.75 x 21 inches.
Stains in the margins, mat burn, close trimmed margins, condition as shown here outside the frame, presents well in mat.
Provenance: Private collection, Des Moines, Iowa.
$1,500 - $2,000