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

Thomas Hart Benton (Missouri, 1889-1975)
Making Camp (1972)
The lithograph from an edition of 250 prints published by Associated American Artists is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, Fath number 86.

Benton's comments in Fath read: 'As I've said lots of times, I like rivers. I especially like those clear free flowing rivers of the Ozarks which have escaped the attentions of the Army Corps of Engineers. For years I've floated down these rivers every Spring either by canoe or 'jon' boat, an extra long sort of skift. Sometimes the water is fast and rough, at other times is slows up in deep pools. Generally the river floaters I run with make camp at the end of the day on the gravel bars lining one of these pools and fish them while supper is cooked. That's what this litho shows. The pool is under some bluffs on the Buffalo River in northwest Arkansas.'
Image size 12 x 14.25, sheet measures 16 x 19.25, the frame is 21.25 x 23.5 inches.
Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet with deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, stain, puncture or repair, there is a thin, faint bit of toning that frames the image approximately 1/4 inch wide.
$2,000 - $3,000