American Gothic
Artist: Grant Wood
Year Composed: 1930
Artistic Movement: Realism
Nationality: United States
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 1930
Artistic Movement: Realism
Nationality: United States
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
Comparable to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (1516), Grant Wood's American Gothic is iconic, timeless, and visibly known around the world. Wood depicts the quintessential couple of the American Midwest during the time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Very often mistaken to be his wife, Wood shows a farmer standing next to his daughter. The painting is one that is constantly parodied by other artists, filmmakers, or internet-goers due to its iconic nature.
About the Artist
Born and lived in Iowa during the early 20th Century (or during the early 1900s), Grant Wood was an American painter who is known for his masterpiece American Gothic (1930). Wood's realism extended into the American Midwest, sparking a branch of the Age of Realism known as Regionalism, depicting the colonial-style, everyday life of families during the time of Westward Expansion, the Great Depression, and Manifest Destiny.
About the Movement
American Gothic was composed in the Realism Age of art. The Age of Realism began in France during the middle of the 19th Century (or the 1800s) and made its way across the world. Realism sought to depict scenes of everyday life, whether that would be people, nature, or cityscapes. Photorealism was an offshoot of the Age of Realism, as artists created paintings that had photographic qualities. The goal of Realism was to draw viewers into their art, giving the extreme believability that the viewer was placed within the artwork as it came to life. Some of the most famous Realism artists included Gustave Courbet, Edward Hopper, and John Constable.
Location of Original Work of Art: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Comparable to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (1516), Grant Wood's American Gothic is iconic, timeless, and visibly known around the world. Wood depicts the quintessential couple of the American Midwest during the time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Very often mistaken to be his wife, Wood shows a farmer standing next to his daughter. The painting is one that is constantly parodied by other artists, filmmakers, or internet-goers due to its iconic nature.
About the Artist
Born and lived in Iowa during the early 20th Century (or during the early 1900s), Grant Wood was an American painter who is known for his masterpiece American Gothic (1930). Wood's realism extended into the American Midwest, sparking a branch of the Age of Realism known as Regionalism, depicting the colonial-style, everyday life of families during the time of Westward Expansion, the Great Depression, and Manifest Destiny.
About the Movement
American Gothic was composed in the Realism Age of art. The Age of Realism began in France during the middle of the 19th Century (or the 1800s) and made its way across the world. Realism sought to depict scenes of everyday life, whether that would be people, nature, or cityscapes. Photorealism was an offshoot of the Age of Realism, as artists created paintings that had photographic qualities. The goal of Realism was to draw viewers into their art, giving the extreme believability that the viewer was placed within the artwork as it came to life. Some of the most famous Realism artists included Gustave Courbet, Edward Hopper, and John Constable.
Location of Original Work of Art: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America