This is the only sketchbook known to have belonged to Grant Wood, the artist best known for his painting “American Gothic.” It dates back to 1929. It was supposed to have been auctioned last summer and was expected to go for $40,000-$60,000. The auction was canceled when a museum in Davenport, Iowa said the sketchbook had been stolen from their collection 47 years ago.

 

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Grant Wood’s Sketchbook to be Offered at Auction – Artwire Press Release from ArtfixDaily.com.