Wonderful Master Of Art: Grant Woods

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Wonderful Master of Art, Grant Wood's
Grant Woods is an amazing artist which I failed to see before browsing through this book. Grant woods has a very elegant way of painting art. By making his art appear realistic his art is much more complex than you might think. Figuring out what artist to pick was extremely difficult. Once the painting of American Gothic came up I suddenly knew which artist I wanted to study. Covering every page of the book with beautiful and very austere his art makes you want to learn more. Grant Wood's style is very modern and realistic. He makes sure that every piece of art touched by him can be touched by the hearts of millions. Grant Wood’s was born in the small town of Anamosa Iowa on February 13th, 1881.Grants

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