Down the River
Artist
Thomas Hart Benton
(American, 1889 - 1975)
Date1939
MediumLithograph on paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches (31.75 × 25.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert M. White II in honor of his father, L. Mitchell White
Object numberF97-2/8
Signedplate lower right, pencil lower right
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionIn the immediate foreground is a boat with two figures, one rowing, and one holding a fishing pole. Further down the river is another boat with two figures. To the left is a tree-studded bank, and in the distance, the river winds into rolling hills.ProvenanceAssociated American Artists
Copyright© Thomas Hart Benton and Rita P. Benton Testamentary Trusts / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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