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

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
White Calf (1945)
The lithograph published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250 prints is signed by Benton in pencil below the image lower right and listed in the artist's catalog raisonne as Fath number 67.



Benton describes the scene in Fath: 'Henry Look of Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard milking his cow. Henry had a good deal selling his milk until some prying summer persons found him straining it in his snot filled handkerchief. Trade with Henry dropped off after that.'
Image measures 10 x 12.75 on a 11.75 x 16 inch sheet with an overall frame size of 18.5 x 22.5 inches.
Good to very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet with narrow margins top and bottom though the edges are deckled, the sheet is not laid down, no damage, punctures, tears or repair, toning and very minor foxing in the margins as shown in the online images, not visible in the mat.
$1,000 - $1,500