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

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Shallow Creek (1939)
The lithograph on Rives watermark paper is from an edition of 250 prints published by Associated American Artists and signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right. The original AAA label is pasted verso.

Benton's comments in Fath read: 'Original drawings, of Ozark creek made in 1938. A painting the same year. This is my son wading across. Litho was made in '39, I believe. This picture is very characteristic of the small clear water creeks of The Ozarks.'
Image measures 14 x 9.5, sheet is 16 x 12, and frame is 23.5 x 18 inches.
Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet with four deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, punctures, tears or repair, very, very pale toning in the margins visible only outside the mate and in the online images. This image displays extremely well and clean. The print is framed to archival standards in acid free mounts. There are two small mounting tabs upper right and left corners of the sheet.
Provenance: Living estate, Overland Park, Kansas.
$1,200 - $1,800