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Lot 7
  • 7

Thomas Hart Benton

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Thomas Hart Benton
  • Frankie and Johnnie (Fath 11)
  • 415 by 565 mm 16 1/4 by 22 1/4 in
  • sheet 490 by 602 mm 19 1/4 by 23 3/4 in
Lithograph, 1936, signed in pencil, from the edition if 100, on wove paper, published by Associated American Artists, New York, with wide margins, in good condition apart from pale light-stain, the upper sheet edge slightly shaved, framed

Condition

The print is in good condition. There is a natural deckle on three sides, the upper edge is shaved but a 1 1/8 inch margin remains. The paper tone is slightly darkened where it has been exposed to light. There are remains of paper hinges at the sheet corners on the recto.
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