Fertility
Fertility
Artist
Grant Wood
(1891 - 1942)
Date1939
MediumCharcoal on paper
Dimensionsimage size: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
sheet size: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Framed: 28 in. × 33 in. × 1 1/2 in.
sheet size: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Framed: 28 in. × 33 in. × 1 1/2 in.
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.l.: Grant Wood-1939
On View
On viewCollections
In 1937, Wood entered into an agreement with Associated American Artists, New York, to publish a minimum of four lithographs a year, resulting in a total of 19 lithographs by 1941. The subjects of these prints mirrored themes that were favorites of Wood, including rural life, farm scenes, and the changing seasons. One series of lithographs, made from this original charcoal drawing in 1939, produced an edition of 250 prints. In this post-depression era, the prints were sold for approximately $5 each, significantly less than the prices commanded by his prints only ten years before.
Markingsu.r.: [Strathmore trademark stamp]
