American Gothic ☰ Grant Wood ☷ Canvas

American Gothic (1930) by Grant Wood is one of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century. Wood was inspired to paint the house in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people I fancied should live in that house." The painting's name is a word play on Carpenter Gothic, the house's architectural style. It depicts a farmer standing beside his daughter - often mistaken to be his wife - with the symmetry of the two mimicking the shape of the unique upper window. The woman is dressed in a colonial print apron evoking rural Americana while the man is wearing overalls and suit jacket, carrying a pitchfork. The models were Wood's sister Nan Wood Graham and their dentist Dr. Byron McKeeby.

American Gothic ☰ Grant Wood ☷ Art PrintAmerican Gothic ☰ Grant Wood ☷ Canvas
Giclée printed on archival canvas, hand-stretched over solid wood
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$110.00
$110.00
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⿴ About Stretched Canvas

Stretched canvas art is created from a giclée print on canvas (instead of paper), and like a traditional painting, the canvas is hand-stretched over a solid wood frame. It can be mounted in a float frame, or displayed on its own. The sides of the canvas are finished in a solid color that complements the artwork, creating a modern masterpiece ready to hang on your wall, without a frame.

⿻ Materials

Giclée printed with eco-solvent inks to resist fading for over 100 years

Canvases are archival-grade, acid-free, satin-finish polycotton fabric

Frames and stretcher bars are solid wood with black backboard and hanging wire installed

⿸ Dimensions

All sizes given are in inches (″)

Sizes offered are to scale with the original work of art

Every effort has been made to scale this artwork without distortion or cropping

Stretched canvases are assembled within a ¼″ tolerance, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final dimensions will be ~8x12″, on 1.5″ deep stretcher bars

Framed canvases are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall

Float frames are ⅝″ wide viewed from the front, and 1⅞″ deep; with a visible gap ("float") between the frame and canvas of ~¼″

Rolled canvases have a 2″ white margin to allow for custom stretching and framing, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 12x16″

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