Thomas Hart Benton "Landscape with Horseback Figures" Graphite (ca. 1963)
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Description
Thomas Hart Benton
(Missouri, 1889-1975)
Study of Hills with Minute Figures on Horses from the Nature Sketchbook, circa 1963
Graphite on paper
7" x 11 1/4" (sight)
According to Benton scholar Dr. Henry Adams, "Several of the sketches [from the Nature Sketchbook] portray the Tetons near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which Benton visited around 1963."
Housed in a glazed frame measuring 18 1/4" x 22 1/4".
Provenance
Acquired by Vincent and Leah Campanella directly from Thomas and Rita Benton over the course of their 25 year friendship. A portion of the collection was given to the Campanellas by Rita in 1975 as compensation for Vincent completing "The Sources of Country Music," the mural left unfinished when Tom passed away in 1975. Vincent Campanella was later prominently featured in the Ken Burns documentary Thomas Hart Benton (1988). In 2001, the Campanella family sold the collection to the current owner, a private Kansas City collector.Benton scholar and author, Dr. Henry Adams, has authenticated the entire collection in person. You can find his essay documenting the 25 year tumultuous friendship of Vincent and Thomas and the origins of the collection at Circle-Auction.com. A copy of his essay will be provided to all winning bidders.
Condition
Very good condition, noting an extremely faint stain in the upper left sky area.
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