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American Gothic (1930) is equally superlative, as arguably the most iconic work of modern American art, not to mention the most parodied. But the professional scuffles he endured at the University of Iowa regarding both his artistic merit and sexuality colored his historical reputation, putting him, as some writers have phrased it, in a constant state of rediscovery.
The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa. There he spotted a little wood farmhouse, with a single oversized window, made in a style called Carpenter Gothic. “I imagined American Gothic people with their faces stretched out long to go with this American Gothic house,” he said.
This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning a three-hundred-dollar prize and instant fame for Gr...
20th & 21st Century Art. 12 December 2019. Grant Wood (1891-1942), American Gothic, 1930 (detail). Oil on Beaver Board. The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA / Friends of American Art Collection / Bridgeman Images. Nan Wood Graham and Dr. Byron McKeeby, at the memorial exhibition, Gallery at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, September 1942.
American Gothic ist ein Gemälde (Öl auf Spanplatte, 76 cm × 63,3 cm), das 1930 von Grant Wood (1891–1942) gemalt wurde. Das realistisch gemalte Bild zeigt einen Mann, der eine Heugabel hält, und – je nach Interpretation – seine Ehefrau oder seine unverheiratete Tochter, vor einem neugotischen Holzhaus.
American Gothic. Gotisch huis in Eldon. Wood wilde eerst alleen het gebouw schilderen maar zette er later de mensen bij die volgens hem 'in dat huis zouden hebben kunnen wonen'. American Gothic is een schilderij van de Amerikaanse kunstschilder Grant Wood uit 1930. Het is in de stijl van het realisme en is 78 bij 65,3 cm groot.
This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning a three-hundred-dollar prize and instant fame for Grant Wood. The impetus for the painting came while Wood was visiting the small town of Eldon in his native Iowa. There he spotted a little wood farmhouse, with a single oversized window, made in a style called Carpenter Gothic. “I imagined ...
