THOMAS HART BENTON SIGNED LITHO 'TEN POUND HAMMER'

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Ten Pound Hammer, 1967 Lithograph on paper 13.75 x 9.75 inches (image size) Edition of 300 Signed "Benton" in pencil in the lower right, and signed in the plate in the lower left. Sheet size is 17.75 x 13 inches, presented in a 22.5 x 18.5 inch frame. Affixed to the reverse of the frame is a mat square with a personal inscription written in the artist's hand: "To Audree and Bill from Tom and Rita in appreciation 1967." Literature: Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, Austin, Texas, 1990, 79.
Condition Report: Very good overall condition. The sheet is not laid down. Mild mat burn due to slightly acidic mat.