AMERICAN RURAL SCENE LITHOGRAPH BY THOMAS H BENTON
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Thomas Hart Benton, American, 1889 to 1975, offset lithograph on paper, Lonesome Road. Signed in the print, lower right and left. Framed. Thomas Hart Benton is an American artist. Along with John Stewart Carrey and Grant Wood, he is one of the main representatives of American regionalism and muralism. Thomas Benton showed scenes from the everyday life of ordinary Americans, often from his native Midwest. Particularly bright and successful are the pictures of rural life, depicting everyday life of the pre industrial era. His works often depict the melancholy, despair and beauty of small town life. In the late 1930s he created some of his most famous works, including the allegorical nude Persephone. Illustrated novels by Mark Twain and John Steinbeck. American Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.
Dimensions: Overall size: Frame 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. Image 7 3/4 x 10 in. All measurements are approximate.
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