Lot Essay
The present lot is a study for Benton's larger work of the same subject, painted in 1941. Benton also made a lithograph of this subject in 1942.
Jesse and Jake; a study
Details
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Benton, T.H.
Jesse and Jake; a study
signed 'Benton' (lower left)
oil en grisaille on zinc
13 x 10 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm.)
Benton, T.H.
Jesse and Jake; a study
signed 'Benton' (lower left)
oil en grisaille on zinc
13 x 10 in. (34.9 x 26.7 cm.)
Provenance
Jeanne Liederman, New York, gift from the artist.
By descent in the family to the present owner.
By descent in the family to the present owner.