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Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) The Corral, 1948 Lithograph on paper 13 ¾” x 9 ½” (image) Edition of 250   Pencil-signed to the bottom right margin. Circulated by Associated American Artists, New York City. The sheet measures 12" x 16" and the glazed frame measures 19 ½" x 21 ½".   Of The Corral, Benton wrote: “Done for myself but distributed by AAA. Scene in western Nebraska - sand hills country. It was made during a trip through the plains country, Neb. The Dakotas, Eastern Wyoming and Montana - with Col. Graham USA and a veterinarian - buying quarter horses for French light artillery. Many drawings were done on this expedition. The trip was in the late summer of 1939.”   Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, 2001 (third edition), University of Texas Press/ Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (San Francisco), 71.