Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975). Lithograph on paper titled "The Fence Mender" depicting a figure fixing a barbed wire fence with his horse hitched to a nearby post, 1940. Pencil signed along the lower right. Benton was a key figure in the Regionalist art movement along with fellow artists Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry.
Sight; height: 10 1/2 in x width: 14 1/2 in. Framed; height: 16 3/4 in x width: 20 1/2 in. There are no visible tears, creases, losses, or restorations. The sheet is toned and there is an acidic burn from a non-archival mat. There is undulation throughout the sheet. The artwork is taped along three edges to the mat. The mat is discolored unevenly. There is a pencil inscription along the lower edge reading " 10 1/2 x 14 3/8 OFF-WHITE 16/20 GB6707." The artwork is framed behind acidic cardboard. Wear to the frame; framed under glass.