THOMAS HART BENTON
Like Norman Rockwell, Benton painted American life. In one article I read about him he was compared to Grant Wood who painted American Gothic. I also have never looked at other works by Wood and now realize that I have been missing some great American art.
I don't know how I have reached this age without learning about him before. His paintings are not at all like Rockwell's. A lot of them show people confronted with disasters of some sort.
The highest price tag ever achieved for a Thomas Hart Benton art work is $2,434,500, sold in December 2009.
I did not watch the Ken Burns series on America but Benton was featured in it. His paintings are of 20 century life in America. I liked this one without having seen the recent price tag on it.
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