Grant Wood's American GothicGrant Wood's American Gothic is a famous 20th century American artwork painted by the artist himself in 1930. It is a masterpiece of modernism and regionalism. The painting depicts a farmhouse in the Carpenter Gothic style located in rural Iowa. The painting features a stern looking farmer holding a pitchfork while standing beside a woman, believed to be his daughter. The painting is an oil painting on beaver board, and its realism captured the