What a story! 🎨
In 1930, Grant Wood painted American Gothic, in an America reeling from the 1929 stock market crash. In a matter of days, Wall Street collapsed, millions of Americans lost their jobs, banks closed, and Midwestern farmers, like those he depicts, saw their world crumble. Faced with this crisis, the man and woman in the painting embody integrity, hard work, and silent resistance. In this contemporary reinterpretation, Justine Coquidé replaces the original couple with hypersexualized figures: he is shirtless, she is a Playboy pin-up. The brand's logo looms in the background as a new icon. Here, it is no longer the land that is cultivated, but the body, the gaze, the image. Sparrows are kept in the house. In Christianity, the sparrow symbolizes the spiritual value of simple things. The Bible reminds us that no sparrow falls without God seeing it. A sign that every being has value, even the humblest. But today, in this consumer society, work, effort, and modesty are relegated. It is no longer the invisible who count, but the visible, the desirable, the "marketable." Sparrows, like the values of yesteryear, are still there, but caged.
• Hand-signed and stamped posters
• Premium quality 350g paper
• Custom bilingual packaging and certificate of authenticity provided
• Size 30x40cm
• PREMIUM: Framed poster signed by the artist available (see "PREMIUM Information")
• Available prints (numbered out of 15 - A2 or A1 - Plexi, Dibond, Chromaluxe - on request)
American Gothic
INFORMATION DISPLAY
High-quality 350g paper poster. Carefully packaged in a custom-made protective envelope with a certificate of authenticity and an exclusive postcard!
This product is FSC® certified.
The FSC® certification guarantees that these products are printed on materials from forests managed according to very strict environmental, social and economic standards.
To guarantee the originality of the posters and paintings, each copy is printed, framed, and signed by the artist in each size. A certificate of authenticity with all additional information is provided upon shipment.
Table formats are produced in very small quantities. To check availability, please visit the "contact" section to make a request.
PREMIUM INFORMATION
Premium option: triple-certified framed poster, limited to 250 copies.
• Artist's signature and numbering on mat
• Certification on the back of the frame
• Paper certificate of authenticity provided
• 40x50cm format
• High-end matte black aluminum frame
• Mineral glass pane, two-millimeter edge
• Two possible mounting options: vertical and horizontal
• Guaranteed Gallery Rendering
SHIPMENTS
The delivery time is 7 working days.
Shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer.
All orders are sent via Colissimo with insurance, in specially designed cardboard packaging for fast and safe delivery to you.
RETURNS
We guarantee a 15-day return policy. If you are not satisfied, you have 15 days to return your product, provided the poster or frame is in its original packaging. If a poster or frame is damaged upon arrival, a claim must be made (if possible) within 7 days of receipt.