Study for "Spring on the Missouri"
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889–1975)
Date1937
MediumPen and ink and sepia wash over graphite on paper
Dimensionsheight and width: 8 13/16 x 12 in. (22.4 x 30.5 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (46 x 52.7 x 5.4 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (46 x 52.7 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Jim and Betty Becher
Object number2013.20
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ProvenanceCreated United States, 1937; collection of the artist; given to Arthur “Harpo” Marx (1888–1964), Los Angeles; to son William W. Marx, Rancho Mirage, CA; [sale, Bonham’s, New York, December 4, 2013, no. 13, illus. (color)]; sold to NCMA, 2013 [1].
[1] Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Betty Becher.
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