Cole 1. Lithograph on wove paper. Published by Associated American Artists in an edition of 250. Signed in pencil.
8 ⅜ x 10 ⅞ inches | 21.3 x 27.6 cm
Grant Wood‘s lithographs celebrate rural American life, particularly the values of community and hard work, against the backdrop of the Midwest’s rolling farmland. The subject of a family planting trees captures a tranquil, idealized rural environment with a sense of orderliness and precision. The act of planting trees may symbolize growth, sustainability, and the future—important ideas during the Great Depression era, when people sought to restore the land and their livelihoods.
