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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Untitled [Question 1; Countering a Line]

ArtistThomas Hart Benton(1889-1975)
Daten.d.
MediumBall-point pen on paper
Dimensions6 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (15.6 x 8.7 cm)
Inscription(s)u.l., in blue ink: COUNTERiNg / a line u.r., in blue ink: AXIS / spiral c.l., in blue ink: AXIS / spiral[?] contering c., in blue ink: AXIS l.l., in blue ink: cubic countering l.r., in blue ink: cones in countering movement l.l., in blue ink: Question 1. verso, c.r., in blue ink: 92.25 / 12 / 18450 / 9225 / 1.107.00 / 42[?]8 / 1535.00 / 400 / [illegible] / 55 verso, c.r., in blue ink: Old Westport[?] Artist's Guild / 1000 Westport[?] Rd verso, l.r.: 180 verso, c: 107 / 4 / 428.00 per year / [illegible]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Bequest of Dr. Francis V. O’Connor, 2020.104
ClassificationDrawing
ProvenanceFrancis V. O’Connor [1937-2017], New York, NY; by bequest to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
On ViewNo
Untitled [Question 1…6.1 × 3.4 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 2.9× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.