While abroad, Grant Wood was exposed to current trends in European painting butconcentrated on the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist styles. ... Wood is best known for his later paintings, which depicts the scenes and people of his native Iowa. ... The subject matter are the two old people in the painting. ... When you view this painting it involves undivided and sustained attention. ... The painting has strong artistic form. ...

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