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Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 801

Thomas Hart Benton

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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

(Missouri/Massachusetts/Kansas, 1889-1975)

But as a Shadow That Fleeteth Away, 1940-42,  an illustration for a book ordered but not published by Liveright Publishing Company, signed lower right "Benton" and inscribed with title, gouache and watercolor on paper, 10-1/4 x 6-1/2 in. (image) 13-1/4 x 10-7/8 in. (sheet); gilt wood frame,

Exhibited: High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996

Condition

abrasion with small void at top in sky, toning verso, tape stains at top and other staining verso, hinged at top, paper tape residue at left and bottom edges in margin