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American Gothic is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. A character study of a man and a woman portrayed in front of a home, American Gothic is one of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century, and has been widely parodied in American popular culture. [1] [2]
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Grant DeVolson Wood (February 13, 1891 – February 12, 1942) 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 .
In both paintings, the central profile is "neatly" set apart from the background, looking at the viewer with a serious gaze; a figure with a distant look was a typical element of della Francesca's art. [7] The paintings also have two trees framing them: in Wood, one young and one mature, and in della Francesca, one bare and one full of leaves. [8]
Pages in category "Paintings by Grant Wood" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. American Gothic;
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Paintings by Grant Wood (7 P) Pages in category "Grant Wood" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...