Grant Wood More Art

American, 1891-1942

One of the major American Regionalist painters along with Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry, Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, Iowa, and spent his childhood in Cedar Rapids. Unlike Curry and Benton, he never moved East but remained in the Middle West where he found inspiration for his paintings of prosperous farms and people reflecting idealized American values. However, his work was set apart from many regionalists in that provoked both laughter and social indignation. A good example Daughters of Revolution, 1932, depicting the aloof smugness of women who regarded themselves as emblematic of the country's founding values This painting was a retaliation by Wood against DAR members who had criticized him for completing their window in Germany instead of America. Much of his satire was good natured and humorous. For two summers, Wood attended the Minneapolis School of Design and Handicraft and Normal Art as a student of Ernest Batchelder, and he had brief times of study at Iowa State University and the Art Institute of Chicago from 1913 to 1916. After World War I, he taught high school art in Cedar Rapids. Asserting that he "had to go to France to appreciate Iowa," he had several trips abroad, and in 1923 enrolled in the Academie Julian in Paris, but he determined to make his life in Iowa because "all the really good ideas I'd ever had came to me while I was milking a cow." In 1932, he was co-founder of the Stone City Art Colony and Art School and he became director of the Public Works Art Project in Iowa. He was also an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. His work can be divided into two periods, the first being views of Cedar Rapids, other landscapes including scenes of Europe, and a few portraits. However, in 1928, his work changed when he traveled to Munich to oversee the making of a stained-glass window for the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building commissioned by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Seeing the severe, austere new style of painting in Germany combined with work from the late Gothic period, he developed a unique new style of his own that treated mid-western subjects with Gothic overtones, satire, and caricature. In 1930, he produced his first major landscape painting, Stone City, that had exaggerated perspective and unique naive treatment. From that time, his paintings had a simple innocence and fantasy that transported the viewer into another world, often that of a child. He also did many murals and a few lithographs, completing nineteen between 1937 and 1942, the year he died of cancer at age 50 in Iowa City. Sources include: Matthew Baigell, Dictionary of American Art Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art

Artist: Grant Wood

Grant WoodVegetables, 1939

$3,800

Vegetables

By Grant Wood

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor, 1939. Edition of 250. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin. The sheet with full margins. Published by Associated Ameri...

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1930s Gothic Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Louis van HoutteSet of Two Hand-Colored Lithographs by Louis van Houtte /// Botanical Flowers, 1853-1854

$500

H 9.5 in W 6.32 in

Set of Two Hand-Colored Lithographs by Louis van Houtte /// Botanical Flowers

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Louis van Houtte (Belgian, 1810-1876) Titles: "Gesneria Donckelaarii (Sinningia) (Vol. 9, Plate 902)" and "Scheeria Mexicana (Achimenes) (Vol. 9, Plate 891)" Portfolio: Flore...

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1850s Victorian Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Louis van HoutteSet of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs by Louis van Houtte /// Botanical Flowers, 1853-1854

$700

H 9.5 in W 6.38 in

Set of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs by Louis van Houtte /// Botanical Flowers

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Louis van Houtte (Belgian, 1810-1876) Titles: "Azalea Indica vittata (Rhododendron Indicum) (Vol. 9, Plate 887)", "Azalea Ind. Crispiflora (Rhododendron Indicum) (Vol. 9, Pla...

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1850s Victorian Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Kind of CyanClassic Botanical Cyanotype, Handmade Using Natural Sunlight, Limited Edition, 2021

$420

H 39.38 in W 27.56 in

Classic Botanical Cyanotype, Handmade Using Natural Sunlight, Limited Edition

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Vintage Pressed Flowers Nº3 + Year: 2023 + Edition Size: 20 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun. Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative...

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2010s American Modern Grant Wood More Art

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Paper, Lithograph

Maria Sibylla MerianThistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

$5,300

H 12.88 in W 9.63 in

Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 6; Thistle and Moths. The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in w...

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Engraving

Maria Sibylla MerianTree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1705

$5,300

H 12.88 in W 9.63 in

Tree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Middletown, NY

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 39; Unidentified tree with moth, caterpillar and pupa. The Netherlands: 1705....

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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Engraving

Jim DineJim Dine Watercolor Lithograph, Signed, 1973. Ten Winter Tools, Spoon, 1973

$2,595

H 28.88 in W 22.5 in

Jim Dine Watercolor Lithograph, Signed, 1973. Ten Winter Tools, Spoon

By Jim Dine

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Jim Dine Medium: Lithograph hand-colored with watercolor on Auvergne Narcisse Title: Spoon Portfolio: 1973 Ten Winter Tools (Hand-Colored) Year: 1973 Edition: 6/10 Image Size...

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1970s Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Jim DineJim Dine Watercolor Litho, Signed, Ten Winter Tools, Three Adjustable Wrenches, 1973

$2,595

H 28.88 in W 22.5 in

Jim Dine Watercolor Litho, Signed, Ten Winter Tools, Three Adjustable Wrenches

By Jim Dine

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Jim Dine Medium: Lithograph hand-colored with watercolor on Auvergne Narcisse Title: Three Adjustable Wrenches Portfolio: 1973 Ten Winter Tools (Hand-Colored) Year: 1973 Edit...

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1970s Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Jim DineJim Dine Watercolor Litho, Signed, Ten Winter Tools, Pliers and Adjust Wrench, 1973

$2,595

H 28.88 in W 22.5 in

Jim Dine Watercolor Litho, Signed, Ten Winter Tools, Pliers and Adjust Wrench

By Jim Dine

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Jim Dine Medium: Lithograph hand-colored with watercolor on Auvergne Narcisse Title: Pliers and Adjustable Wrench Portfolio: 1973 Ten Winter Tools (Hand-Colored) Year: 1973 E...

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1970s Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Kind of CyanLush Palm Bushes, Botanical Diptych, Still Life in Blue Tones, Tropical Style, 2024

$730

H 39.4 in W 55.2 in

Lush Palm Bushes, Botanical Diptych, Still Life in Blue Tones, Tropical Style

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Lush Palm Bushes" is a gorgeous original cyanotype diptych showing gorgeous tropical palm leaves. Details: + Title: Lu...

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2010s Art Deco Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Kind of CyanSculptured Marble in Classic Blue, Extra Large Cyanotype Print, Abstract Silk, 2021

$420

H 40 in W 28 in

Sculptured Marble in Classic Blue, Extra Large Cyanotype Print, Abstract Silk

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Marble Blue Silk Pattern + Year: 2022 + Edition Size: 50 + Medium: Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper + Sta...

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2010s Abstract Grant Wood More Art

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Emulsion, Watercolor, Rag Paper, Lithograph

Abraham BosseGroup of seven (7) prints from Engravings of Plants + 1 Redouté, 1692

$350

H 16.23 in W 12.29 in

Group of seven (7) prints from Engravings of Plants + 1 Redouté

By Abraham Bosse

Located in Middletown, NY

Each a lithograph with hand coloring on watermarked Arches wove paper with a deckle edge. Each 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 (412 x 312 mm); sheet 26 x 19 3/4 inches (661 x 502 mm), each with full...

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Late 17th Century French School Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Nathaniel WallichSalvia cana (Woolly Sage) /// Botanical Botany Flowers Plants Science Art Print, 1830-1832

$900

H 21.13 in W 14.25 in

Salvia cana (Woolly Sage) /// Botanical Botany Flowers Plants Science Art Print

By Nathaniel Wallich

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Nathaniel Wallich (Danish, 1786-1854) Title: "Salvia cana (Woolly Sage)" (Plate 116) Portfolio: Plantae Asiaticae Rariores; or, Descriptions and Figures of a Select Number of Unpublished East Indian Plants Year: 1830-1832 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on J. Whatman paper Limited edition: 254 Printer: Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co., London, UK Publisher: Richard Taylor for Treuttel & Würtz, London, UK Sheet size: 21.13" x 14.25" Reference: Nissen BBI No. 2099; Pritzel No. 9957; Stafleu-Cowan No. 16583; Dunthorne No. 326 Condition: Some scattered tiny handling creases to sheet. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography by Maltese artist...

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1830s Victorian Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

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Grant WoodFruits, 1939

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H 7.5 in W 10 in

Fruits

By Grant Wood

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor, 1939. Edition of 250. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right margin. The sheet with full margins. Published by Associated Ameri...

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1930s American Modern Grant Wood More Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

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