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

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Sharon Joad (1939)
The lithograph circulated from an edition of only 25 prints is initialed in the plate and signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, Fath catalog number 37.

In The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, Creekmore Fath imparts, ' In 1939 Benton was commissioned by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation to make a series of characterizations portraying the main characters of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.'
Image measures 7.25 x 5.5 with a framed size of 20 x 18 inches.
Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, puncture or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
$1,000 - $1,500