Property from the Estate of Ellie and Martin Lifton
Thomas Hart Benton
T.P.'s Beach at Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard
Session begins in
November 21, 03:30 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,800,000 USD
Bid
700,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Ellie and Martin Lifton
Thomas Hart Benton
1889 - 1975
T.P.'s Beach at Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard
signed Benton and dated '50 (lower right)
oil and tempera on paper laid down on board
21 by 27 ⅞ in.
53.3 by 70.8 cm.
Executed in 1950.
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by The Thomas Hart Benton Catalogue Raisonné Foundation. Committee Members: Dr. Henry Adams, Jessie Benton, Anthony Benton Gude, Andrew Thompson and Michael Owen.
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 13 December 1972, lot 158 (consigned by the above)
Private Collection, Florida (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent to the present owner
New York, Owen Gallery, Benton: On the Vineyard, 2008, pp. 58-59, illustrated in color (titled T.P.'s Beach)
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