Thomas Hart Benton (American, 18891975)Trail Riders, 19641965The trail riders of Thomas Hart Bentons painting are miniscule in relation to the sweeping mountainous landscape they traverse. His dazzling aqua lake matches the hue of the cloud-swept sky, while the snowy peaks and patches evoke the chill in the air. Benton was a regionalist painter, and a proud midwesternerand a fan of the Rockies, which he visited on horseback in 1964.