Grant Wood, American Gothic

Grant Wood

American · 1891–1942 · Painter, Printmaker

Grant DeVolson Wood was an American artist and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Grant Wood, Landscape, 1928, oil on boardLandscapeBonhams · $24,320≈ £18,214≈ €21,384Sign up to see
  2. Grant Wood, Haystacks and Red Barn, circa 1925, oil on canvasHaystacks and Red BarnBonhams · $23,125≈ £17,458≈ €19,629Sign up to see
  3. Grant Wood, Indian Creek, 1927, Oil on paper laid down on boardIndian CreekLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $17,150≈ £11,944≈ €13,875Sign up to see

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Grant DeVolson Wood was an American artist and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art.

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Born 1891, AnamosaDied 1942, Iowa CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q217434 ↗ULAN 500031056 ↗Museum works 8

Regionalism

Also known as Grant Devolson Wood, Wood

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Grant Wood, American Gothic
American Gothic1930
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Grant Wood, Daughters of Revolution
Daughters of Revolution1932
Cincinnati Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cincinnati Art Museum
Grant Wood, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere1931
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grant Wood, Dinner for Threshers
Dinner for Threshers1934
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Grant Wood, The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa
The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover, West Branch, Iowa1931
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Grant Wood, Parson Weems's Fable
Parson Weems's Fable1939
Amon Carter Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Grant Wood, Sentimental Ballad
Sentimental Ballad1940
New Britain Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New Britain Museum of American Art
Grant Wood, Stone City, Iowa (painting)
Stone City, Iowa (painting)1930
Joslyn Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Joslyn Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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