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Study for "Spring on the Missouri"
Study for "Spring on the Missouri"

Study for "Spring on the Missouri"

Artist Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889–1975
Date1937
MediumPen and ink and sepia wash over graphite on paper
Dimensionsheight and width: 8 13/16 x 12 in. (22.4 x 30.5 cm)
frame: 18 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (46 x 52.7 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Jim and Betty Becher
Object number2013.20
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated United States, 1937; collection of the artist; given to Arthur “Harpo” Marx (1888–1964), Los Angeles; to son William W. Marx, Rancho Mirage, CA; [sale, Bonham’s, New York, December 4, 2013, no. 13, illus. (color)]; sold to NCMA, 2013 [1].

[1] Purchased with funds provided by Jim and Betty Becher.
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