Thomas Hart Benton

Sawing the Log
c. 1929

An ink and wash drawing depicting two lumberjacks cutting a large tree. One lumberjack, wearing a hat, sits atop the log, guiding a saw, while the other, also in a hat, pushes the saw from the ground. The scene is set in a wooded area with stumps and trees in the background, suggesting active logging. The artwork has a sketch-like quality with expressive lines and shading.

An ink and wash drawing depicting two lumberjacks cutting a large tree. One lumberjack, wearing a hat, sits atop the log, guiding a saw, while the other, also in a hat, pushes the saw from the ground. The scene is set in a wooded area with stumps and trees in the background, suggesting active logging. The artwork has a sketch-like quality with expressive lines and shading.

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Date
c. 1929

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink, wash, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 3/4in. (22.2 × 29.8 cm)

Accession number
31.496

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© T.H. Benton and R.P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Thomas Hart Benton
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