Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

American | 1889 - 1975

Thomas Hart Benton鈥� was an American Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1889. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Schoelkopf Gallery have featured Thomas Hart Benton鈥�'s work in the past.Thomas Hart Benton鈥�'s work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 20 USD to 5,580,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,580,000 USD for Nashaquitsa, sold at Christie's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 412,922 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 17,889 USD.Thomas Hart Benton鈥� has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Observer in March 2025. The artist died in 1975.

Artist's alternative names: Thomas Benton, Tom Benton鈥忊€�

Featured for Sale

The Instruction (The Bible Lesson) ,1940

By Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

Sotheby's New York

Sunset , 1941 ,1941

By Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

Heritage Auctions, Dallas

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Notable Lots

Keith Farm, Chilmark - Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

Keith Farm, Chilmark ,1955

By Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

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Ozark Autumn ,1949

By Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

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T.P. AND JAKE ,1911

By Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

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The Instruction (The Bible Lesson) - Thomas Hart Benton鈥�

The Instruction (The Bible Lesson) ,1940

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Sunset , 1941 ,1941

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Aaron , 1941 ,1941

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Lithograph, 1946, on wove paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 250, published by Associated American Artists, New York, with good margins, framed ,1946

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Thomas Hart Benton Photographing the Bull (Fath 75

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Thomas Hart Benton West Texas (Fath 77

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Current Exhibitions

All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840鈥�1955

Joslyn Art Museum

Omaha | Nebraska | USA

Feb 15,2025 - May 04,2025

Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum

Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College

Clinton | New York | USA

Sep 07,2024 - Jun 08,2025

Art Students League: 150th Anniversary

Susan Teller Gallery

Soho | New York | USA

Feb 28,2025 - Jul 30,2025

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Articles

Observer 25/03/2025

Some artists' assistants get industry access, exposure and mentorship. Many more clean brushes and stay silent, waiting for an opportunity that never comes.

Christie's Daily 24/03/2025

A guide to key strands in early 20th-century American painting, from industrial landscapes and rural vistas to Paris and abstraction. Featuring works offered in Modern American Art on 17 April 2025.

Fine Art Connoisseur 20/01/2025

The current Swann Galleries auction is dedicated to the Artists of the WPA.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Part of a city鈥搘ide celebration, this installation presents four decades of Benton's lithographs and highlights his dedication to telling the many stories that shape our national narrative... 鈥�
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

鈥� ..Of equal interest to many artists of this period were the visually powerful qualities of the tools, machines, and factories built and used by the workers... 鈥�
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Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden

鈥� ..Intaglio printing involves the use of a metal plate such as copper... 鈥�
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Gilcrease Museum

鈥� ..They serve not only to remind us of how we got through one of the most difficult economic times in America's history, but that our nation, through hard work, was able to get the economy back on track and... 鈥�
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Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden

鈥� ..Because of our familiarity with glass as a highly useful, everyday material, its utilitarian functions inform our expectations of what glass typically looks like and the purposes it serves... 鈥�
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New Britain Museum of American Art