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Wild Flowers
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)
In collaboration with: Nan Wood Graham (American)
Publisher: Associated American Artists, New York
In collaboration with: Nan Wood Graham (American)
Publisher: Associated American Artists, New York
1939
Medium/Technique
Lithograph, with hand-coloring
Dimensions
26.35 x 38.9 cm (10 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Ellen Kelleran Gardner Fund
Accession Number1977.118
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
In 1939, Wood created a series of four lithographic still-lives depicting fruits, vegetables, wild flowers, and "tame flowers." The series is rooted in the work of the 19th-century lithographers Currier & Ives, and Wood wanted his prints hand-colored like his forebears' were. Though his publisher urged him to color the prints himself, Wood refused, saying that he preferred to follow the 19th-century precident of employing a separate craftsperson to do the coloring. The black and white prints were sent to California, where Nan Wood Graham, the artist's sister, undertook the coloring.
Catalogue Raisonné
Cole 10
DescriptionExceptional subject for Grant Wood, this is one of a series of four meticulously designed and executed prints that depict American flora.
InscriptionsLower right in pencil: Grant Wood.
CopyrightArt © Estate of Grant Wood / Licensed by VAGA, NY