# Thomas Hart Benton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T09:12:53.368Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,090
- Lots with prices: 1,850
- First auction date: 1992-09-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-29
- Median realised price: $2,100
- Price range: $5 to $5,580,000

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Hart Benton shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,998 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,125. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 139 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,125\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,400 and $3,800.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 11% (195 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 78.1% (1,380 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10.8% (191 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 139
- Previous 12 months sales: 161
- Recent 12 months median: $1,875
- Previous 12 months median: $1,800
- Median shift: 4.2%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-14
- Days since latest sale: 35
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 307 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 167 lots
- Christie's: 163 lots
- Bonhams: 137 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 92 lots
- Skinner: 60 lots
- Sotheby's: 54 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 52 lots
- Soulis Auctions: 52 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 47 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-22 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(1889\-1975\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-1889-1975-pencil-signed-lithograph-435-c-047781c3b8
2. 2025-12-16 | Thomas Hart Benton \(American, 1889\-1975\) 'Homecoming\- Kaw Valley, 1951' Lithograph | Leonard Auction | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-american-1889-1975-homecoming-kaw-valley-1951-lithograph-189-c-24e9c4a988
3. 2025-11-08 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(1889\-1975\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $4,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-1889-1975-pencil-signed-lithograph-43-c-3daf0e2a73
4. 2025-10-23 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri, Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), The Race, 1942., Lithograph, 9" x 13.25". Framed 17” x 21” | Eldred's | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-the-race-1942-lithograph-9-x-13-25-framed-17-x-21-3092-c-043452387b
5. 2025-10-23 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), Planting \(Spring Plowing\), 1939., Lithograph, 10" x 12.5". Framed 16.75" x 19.5". | Eldred's | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-planting-spring-plowing-1939-lithograph-10-x-12-5-framed-16-75-x-19-5-3091-c-4bd4b43930
6. 2025-08-30 | Thomas Hart Benton Lithograph and Photograph | Marion Antique Auctions | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-lithograph-and-photograph-124b-c-9f64e269cb
7. 2025-07-17 | Thomas Hart Benton \(American, 1889\-1975\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-american-1889-1975-108-c-1244073a83
8. 2025-02-02 | Thomas Hart Benton \- Lithograph | Barton's Auction | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-lithograph-266-c-c7141e0b42
9. 2024-12-31 | Thomas Hart Benton \(1889 \- 1975\) "Prodigal Son" Antique American Regionalist Signed Rare Print | Curated Gallery Auctions | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-1889-1975-prodigal-son-antique-american-regionalist-signed-rare-print-133-c-f0c4e1d87d
10. 2024-09-19 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(1889\-1975\) Landscape with Trees. | Swann Auction Galleries | $17,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-1889-1975-landscape-with-trees-42-c-b3648cf8e8
11. 2024-05-11 | THOMAS HART BENTON 'SLOW TRAIN' OFFSET LITHO | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
12. 2024-04-18 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(1889\-1975\) High Plains oil on panel 4 ½ x 6 3⁄8 in. \(11 | Christie's | $119,700
13. 2023-03-18 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(1889\-1975\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $7,000
14. 2026-04-29 | Thomas Hart Benton \(American, 1889\-1975\) 'Cotton Pickers, Georgia' Offset Lithograph | Leonard Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-american-1889-1975-cotton-pickers-georgia-offset-lithograph-112-c-36c0077e5a
15. 2026-04-29 | Thomas Hart Benton \(American, 1889\-1975\) 'The Music Lesson' Lithograph | Leonard Auction | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-american-1889-1975-the-music-lesson-lithograph-111-c-62c866999a
16. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Square Dance"., Watercolor and wash, 15" x 8.75". Framed 25.25" x 20". | Eldred's | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-square-dance-watercolor-and-wash-15-x-8-75-framed-25-25-x-20-4068-c-e8e7f1ca1e
17. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Youth Music", 1974., Lithograph, 20.5" x 17". Framed 25.75" x 28.75". | Eldred's | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-youth-music-1974-lithograph-20-5-x-17-framed-25-75-x-28-75-4069-c-30555bb02e
18. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Homecoming Kaw Valley"., Offset lithograph, 11.5" x 14.75". Framed 21.75" x 25.75". | Eldred's | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-homecoming-kaw-valley-offset-lithograph-11-5-x-14-75-framed-21-75-x-25-75-4073-c-423634ed65
19. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Departure of the Joads", 1939, Lithograph, 12.75" x 18.5". Framed 24" x 29". | Eldred's | $14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-departure-of-the-joads-1939-lithograph-12-75-x-18-5-framed-24-x-29-4008-c-e7c22c8323
20. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Flood", 1937., Lithograph, 12.25" x 9.25". Framed 15" x 18.75". | Eldred's | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-flood-1937-lithograph-12-25-x-9-25-framed-15-x-18-75-4009-c-9f4710220c
21. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Morning Train", 1943., Lithograph, 13.5" x 9.5". Framed 17.75" x 21.25". | Eldred's | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-morning-train-1943-lithograph-13-5-x-9-5-framed-17-75-x-21-25-4071-c-1a70f048e1
22. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "Missouri Farmyard", 1936., Lithograph, 16" x 10". Framed 18.5" x 23". | Eldred's | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-missouri-farmyard-1936-lithograph-16-x-10-framed-18-5-x-23-4074-c-4aba5dac7d
23. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "The Hymn Singer", 1950., Lithograph, 12.5" x 16". Framed 23.75" x 19.75". | Eldred's | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-the-hymn-singer-1950-lithograph-12-5-x-16-framed-23-75-x-19-75-4070-c-ddd3d83308
24. 2026-04-29 | THOMAS HART BENTON \(Missouri/Massachusetts, 1889\-1975\), "The Boy", 1948., Lithograph, 13.75" x 19.5". Framed 21" x 17.5". | Eldred's | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-hart-benton-missouri-massachusetts-1889-1975-the-boy-1948-lithograph-13-75-x-19-5-framed-21-x-17-5-4006-c-a19f50381a

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