Benton Spruance — Art Hub

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Benton Spruance

1904–1967

132130

Works

63

Years lived

Painter

Style

Benton’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Folio Cover, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Folio Cover, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

The Shadow of a Great Bird Falls on My Face, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

The Shadow of a Great Bird Falls on My Face, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

Arrangement for Drums

Arrangement for Drums

Benton Spruance (American, 1904–1967) printed by Theodore Cuno (American, born Germany, 1877–1967)

Pyrenees No. 1

Pyrenees No. 1

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

Great Chargers of Gold Held Up by the Handmaidens Smote the Weariness of the Sands, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Great Chargers of Gold Held Up by the Handmaidens Smote the Weariness of the Sands, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

My Glory is Upon the Seas, My Strength is Amongst You, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

My Glory is Upon the Seas, My Strength is Amongst You, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

The Sea - Galilee

The Sea - Galilee

Benton Spruance (American, 1904-1967) printed by Bohuslav Horák (American, born Czechoslovakia, 1914-2004) published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

I Tread, You Tread, In a Land of High Slopes, Clothed in Balm, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

I Tread, You Tread, In a Land of High Slopes, Clothed in Balm, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

On the Point of a Lance, Amongst Us, This Horse's Skull!, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

On the Point of a Lance, Amongst Us, This Horse's Skull!, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

A Child-Offered Us a Quail in a Slipper of Rose Coloured Satin, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

A Child-Offered Us a Quail in a Slipper of Rose Coloured Satin, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

And the Stranger Acquires Still More Partisans in the Way of Silence, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

And the Stranger Acquires Still More Partisans in the Way of Silence, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

Roads of the Earth We Follow You. Authority over All the Signs of the Earth, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Roads of the Earth We Follow You. Authority over All the Signs of the Earth, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

I Foretell You the Time of Great Blessing and the Bounty of the Evening, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

I Foretell You the Time of Great Blessing and the Bounty of the Evening, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

Plough-land of Dream! Who Talks of Building?, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Plough-land of Dream! Who Talks of Building?, from The Anabasis of St. John Perse

Benton Spruance American, 1904-1967

Cotton Pickers

Cotton Pickers

Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889–1975)

Departure of the Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath

Departure of the Joads, from The Grapes of Wrath

Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Cradling Wheat

Cradling Wheat

Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Island Hay

Island Hay

Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Loading Corn

Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975

Shallow Creek

Shallow Creek

Thomas Hart Benton American, 1889-1975