Thomas Hart Benton‏

American | 1889 - 1975

Thomas Hart Benton‏ was an American Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1889. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Owings Gallery have featured Thomas Hart Benton‏'s work in the past.Thomas Hart Benton‏'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 444,680 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 18,825 USD.Thomas Hart Benton‏ has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Observer and The Brooklyn Rail. The most recent article is Artists of the WPA - Auction Closing Soon written for Fine Art Connoisseur in January 2025. The artist died in 1975.

Artist's alternative names: Thomas Benton, Tom Benton‏‏

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Thomas Hart Benton THE FENCE MENDER Lithograph ,1940

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Slow Train Through Arkansas ,1941

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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KEITH FARM, CHILMARK

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Flood Disaster (Homecoming - Kaw Valley) - Thomas Hart Benton‏

Flood Disaster (Homecoming - Kaw Valley) ,1951

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Night Firing of Tobacco - Thomas Hart Benton‏

Night Firing of Tobacco ,1943

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Slow Train Through Arkansas ,1941

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Shallow Creek ,1900

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Sunday Morning 1939 - Thomas Hart Benton‏

Sunday Morning 1939 ,1939

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Untitled (Sketch)

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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JESSE JAMES

By Thomas Hart Benton‏

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Current Exhibitions

American Stories: The Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall Collection

Schoelkopf Gallery

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

Jan 17,2025 - Feb 28,2025

Legacy in Lines: Prints and Drawings from the Martin W. Brown Collection

University of Maryland The Art Gallery

College Park | Maryland | USA

Jan 30,2025 - Apr 04,2025

Revolutions: Art From The Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

National Mall | Washington D.C. | District Of Columbia | USA

Mar 22,2024 - Apr 20,2025

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Articles

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Coverage

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

“ ..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... ”
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Valley House Gallery & Sculpture Garden

“ ..Intaglio printing involves the use of a metal plate such as copper... ”
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Gilcrease Museum

“ ..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... ”
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New Britain Museum of American Art

“ ..Within that framework, drawing was viewed as a minor art form, since artists traditionally used drawing for preparation and study... ”
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Wichita Art Museum