Grant Wood Photography

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 WoodMidnight Ride of Paul Revere - Vintage Photograph by Grant Wood - 1960s, 1960s

$163

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - Vintage Photograph by Grant Wood - 1960s

By Grant Wood

Located in Roma, IT

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood, Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.

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1960s Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s, circa 1950

$250

H 7.49 in W 9.49 in

Yesteryear's Wire Walker (Unidentified) – original circus photograph, 1950s

Located in Middletown, NY

Gelatin silver print mounted on board, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim AaronsCapucine (Slim Aarons estate edition), 1957

$3,350

H 40 in W 30 in

Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Capucine, 1957 Fiber print 40x30 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150 1957: French actress Capucine, (Germaine Lefebvre) (1933 - 1990) fanning herself at a New Years Ev...

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1950s American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Ian SandersonBeneath the Setting Sun - Color gold photo, Limited edition print, Sunset Shower, 2008

$3,264

H 38.01 in W 25.34 in D 0.08 in

Beneath the Setting Sun - Color gold photo, Limited edition print, Sunset Shower

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Beneath the Setting Sun - Limited edition pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm, 2008 - Limited Editions of 15 Shower after a swim in the ocean, in the light of th...

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Early 2000s Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Mark SinkMark Sink Limited Edition Nude Photograph, Torso with Blowing Shirt, 1988

$3,250

H 15.25 in W 15.25 in D 1 in

Mark Sink Limited Edition Nude Photograph, Torso with Blowing Shirt

Located in Denver, CO

Torso with Blowing Shirt is a striking 1988 black-and-white photograph by acclaimed American photographer Mark Sink. Issued in a rare edition of only five, t...

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1980s American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Ian SandersonNadia-Signed limited edition nude photography, Contemporary black white, Sensual, 1988

$3,847

H 35.44 in W 25.99 in D 0.01 in

Nadia-Signed limited edition nude photography, Contemporary black white, Sensual

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Nadia - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Sexy photo shoot of a woman in profile, hunched over an old dentist's chair with a su...

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1980s Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Slim AaronsExotic Hair Care - Nude Photograph Tropical Forest Landscape

$3,783

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Exotic Hair Care - Nude Photograph Tropical Forest Landscape

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Exotic Hair Care - Nude Photograph Tropical Forest Landscape by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. 'Exotic Hair Care' ...

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20th Century American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Ian SandersonCéline-Signed limited edition nude photography Contemporary black white, Sensual, 2002

$3,497

H 27.56 in W 21.07 in D 0.01 in

Céline-Signed limited edition nude photography Contemporary black white, Sensual

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Céline - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Woman in black evening dress with bare back in a wild creek with rocks, grainy photograph. This image was cap...

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Early 2000s Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Wolff BuchholzUntitled, 1980s

$180

H 11.9 in W 17.9 in

Untitled

By Wolff Buchholz

Located in Kansas City, MO

Wolff Buchholz Title: Untitled Medium: Photograph Year: 1980s Size: 11.9 × 17.9 inches Wolff Buchholz was born in 1935 in Hamburg, Germany. From 1955 to 1957 he studied at the "Hoc...

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1980s Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Eric WATERSInstrument, 2009, 2009

$3,510

H 20 in W 30 in D 2 in

Instrument, 2009

By Eric WATERS

Located in Atlanta, GA

Many view Eric Waters' photography as a commitment to the preservation of the New Orleans' African American culture.

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Slim AaronsPoolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs

$3,783

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Poolside Gathering, 1970 - Poolside Gathering at Kaufmann House in Palm Springs by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

Slim AaronsVolleyball in Santa Barbara, 1975 - Beach Sports Coastal California Photograph

$3,783

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in

Volleyball in Santa Barbara, 1975 - Beach Sports Coastal California Photograph

By Slim Aarons

Located in Brighton, GB

Volleyball in Santa Barbara, 1975 - Beach Sports Coastal California Photograph by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. ...

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20th Century American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

RBB&B Circus show Girl on Elephant – original photograph, 1950s, circa 1950

$250

H 7.49 in W 9.49 in

RBB&B Circus show Girl on Elephant – original photograph, 1950s

Located in Middletown, NY

Photo by W. E. Windsor Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (190 x 241 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Grant Wood Photography

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Questions About Grant Wood Photography

Where is Grant Wood from?
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1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
Grant Wood is from Iowa. The American artist was born in Anamosa, Iowa, in 1891 and grew up in nearby Cedar Rapids. Unlike other American regionalist painters like John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton, Wood 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. He died in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1942, at the age of 51. Find an extraordinary collection of art for sale on 1stDibs.
How much is a Grant Wood painting worth?
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1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
How much a Grant Wood painting is worth varies based on its size, historical significance, condition and other factors. In 2005, his piece Spring Plowing fetched more than $6.9 million at a New York auction. The American artist developed a unique style of his own that treated Midwestern subjects with Gothic overtones, satire and caricature. His paintings have a simple innocence and fantasy that transport the viewer into another world, often that of a child. To learn the estimated value of a particular Wood piece, consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer. Find a range of Grant Wood art on 1stDibs.