Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1348
Thomas Hart Benton
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1889-1975)
Plowing It Under, 1934, edition of 250, signed in stone and in pencil lower right "Benton", Associated American Artists, New York, publisher, lithograph on paper 11-3/8 x 16 in.; gilt wood frame, 16-7/8 x 20-7/8 in.
Note: According to a note by the Gibbes Museum, who owns an impression of this print, "Benton created the drawing for this lithograph, and a painting (owned by Crystal Bridges Museum) on a visit to South Carolina in 1934. The title is a reference to a 1933 New Deal policy that forced farmers to destroy their crops in order to raise prices by limiting production."
Provenance: Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio
Condition
full margins, some light toning, hinged in; frame with abrasions
