Untitled (Shadows) 1930

"Untitled (Shadows)" is a 1930 lithograph by American artist Albert Alexander Smith (1896-1940). The artwork depicts a poignant scene of a family in the American South, possibly in the Mississippi Delta region. A lone figure on horseback, presumably a white man, rides through a swampy river towards a group of three Black people on the far bank. The woman in the foreground holds a young child. Smith's use of light and shadow creates a dramatic and atmospheric effect, highlighting the somber mood and social context of the work. The composition and subject matter are characteristic of American realist art of the early 20th century.