American Gothic Kunst

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American gothic kunst. A close cropped portrait of a grim faced iowan. Another early sketch places a man and woman in front of the house very similar to the final composition. American gothic depicts a farmer and his spinster daughter posing before their house whose gabled window and tracery in the american gothic style inspired the painting s title. All american gothic artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30 day money back guarantee.

Grant wood 1891 1942 american gothic 1930. American gothic often understood as a satirical comment on the midwestern character quickly became one of america s most famous paintings and is now firmly entrenched in the nation s popular culture. Oil on beaver board. Although wood had intended for some time to do a portrait of midwestern types it is known that the house in eldon iowa inspired the painting wood called american gothic because only the house is shown in surviving preliminary sketches for the painting.

Choose your favorite american gothic designs and purchase them as wall art home decor phone cases tote bags and more. In american gothic he saw a picture that dared to present real americans in all their true grit to american eyes. American gothic is a 1930 painting by grant wood in the collection of the art institute of chicago he was inspired to paint what is now known as the american gothic house in eldon iowa along with the kind of people he fancied should live in that house it depicts a farmer standing beside his daughter often mistakenly assumed to be his wife. Wood was accused of creating in this work a satire on the intolerance.

Grant wood s american gothic is a painting that s puzzled generations who ve stopped to wonder at the real meaning behind it. In fact the models were the painter s sister and their dentist. Mar 28 2020 explore heathernj46 s board american gothic parody art followed by 121 people on pinterest.