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14 ott 2023 · American Gothic, 1930, can be found in the permanent collection of the Chicago Art Institute, USA. At the time of writing, the painting is on view to the public in the Arts of the Americas Room, Gallery 263.The provenance of the artwork is fairly straight forward, having been sold directly to the Chicago gallery in November 1930 from Grant Wood ...
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13 apr 2024 · Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930, Art Institute of Chicago. DESCRIZIONE: Questa immagine iconica dell’arte figurativa americana ritrae una donna e un uomo immersi in un paesaggio tipico del Midwest statunitense. Per l’ambientazione Grant Wood prese ispirazione dalla cittadina di Eldon, nel cuore dello stato dello Iowa, da cui l’artista ...
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.
American Gothic est un tableau de Grant Wood faisant partie de la collection de l'Institut d'art de Chicago. Wood a été inspiré par un chalet conçu dans le style néogothique (American gothic house) avec une fenêtre supérieure caractéristique et il a décidé de le peindre avec « le genre de personnes qu'[il] imaginait devoir vivre dans cette maison[1].
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 ...
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.
9 ago 2023 · The artist has chosen to call his work 'American Gothic'. The title was obviously not chosen randomly and refers to the architectural style of the house in the background. For the record, Wood spotted a farmhouse while driving through Iowa. He fell in love with the building and decided to paint it. The house was built in what he described as a ...
