12: THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) PENCIL SIGNED LITHO

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
The Meeting (1941)
The lithograph circulated by Associated American Artists from an edition of 250 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, Fath number 47.

Benton's comments in Fath read: This print is more like a drawing than are other lithos and shows the interior of a country church with a man preaching. Meeting house in the mountains of West Virginia. Drawing made in 1928. Litho reproduces drawing almost exactly. Litho probably made in '38.
Image measures 8.75 x 11.5 with a framed size of 19.75 x 22 inches.
Good condition only, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, puncture or repair, a pale mat outline surrounding the image, foxing along the top and throughout the image. framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
$2,000 - $2,500