The artwork titled “Farmer’s Wife with Chickens” was painted by Grant Wood in 1932, in the United States. The medium used is oil, and the artwork belongs to the Regionalism art movement. It is categorized under the genre of genre painting.
In the artwork, a woman is depicted standing on a small patch of ground, surrounded by a few chickens and a goose. She is holding a shallow bowl in one hand and feeding the birds with the other. The woman is dressed in a simple, rural outfit, with a brown long-sleeved shirt and a blue-checkered apron. The background is a plain, greenish-brown shade, creating a serene and focused scene that directs all attention to the central figure and the birds. The overall composition emits a sense of tranquility and simplicity, reflecting rural life.
