Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889-1975)
Whiskey Going into the Rackhouse to Age or Whiskey Barrel, 1945
oil-tempera on board
signed Benton and dated (lower left)
39 x 36 ¼ inches.

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne being prepared by The Thomas Hart Benton Catalogue Raisonne Foundation. Committee Members: Dr. Henry Adams, Jessie Benton, Anthony Benton Gude, Andrew Thompson and Michael Owen.
Provenance:
The Artist
Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited (d.b.a Allied Domecq, 1987; Pernod Ricard, 2005; Fortune Brands, 2005; Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc./Beam Inc., 2011; Beam Suntory, 2014)
Literature:
Life Magazine, reproduced in ad, 3 June 1946