Martha's Vineyard

c. 1925

Thomas Hart Benton

Painter, American, 1889 - 1975

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of George Biddle)

  • Dimensions

    painted surface: 55.25 × 59.69 cm (21 3/4 × 23 1/2 in.)
    overall: 56.2 × 61.12 cm (22 1/8 × 24 1/16 in.)
    framed: 65.41 × 70.49 × 6.35 cm (25 3/4 × 27 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.22.20


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Biddle [1885-1973], Croton-on-Hudson, New York; bequeathed 4 March 1974 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • Encouraging American Genius: Master Paintings from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte; John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, 2005-2007, checklist no. 84.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March - 27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.

2013

  • American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013 - 28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

2000

  • Cash, Sarah, with Terrie Sultan. American Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. New York, 2000: 202, repro.

2002

  • Moss, Dorothy. "Martha's Vineyard." In A Capital Collection: Masterworks from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Edited by Eleanor Heartney. London, 2002: 224-225, 252-253, repro.

2007

  • Bennett, Lennie. "The Coming of Age of American Art [exh. review]." St. Petersburg Times (18 February 2007): 8L.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 288, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Benton

Wikidata ID

Q46634289


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