Description
Goin’ Home, 1937
Artist: Thomas Hart Benton
Lithograph
9 1/4 x 12 inches
Pencil signed, lower right
Thomas Hart Benton’s lithograph “Goin’ Home” captures a dynamic scene of rural life with his signature Regionalist style. The artwork depicts figures returning home against a vibrant, textured backdrop, highlighting Benton’s talent for conveying movement and emotion. This piece reflects both the simplicity and vitality of everyday life in rural America.
Benton wrote, “With a companion driving the car, I followed these hill people ’till the drawing was finished.” North Carolina, Smoky Mountain Country, in 1928.
