| Arnold Comes of Age | |
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| Artist | Grant Wood |
| Year | 1930 |
| Medium | Oil on pressed board |
| Dimensions | 26.75 in × 23 in (679 mm × 580 mm) |
| Location | Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, Nebraska |
Arnold Comes of Age (originally Portrait of Arnold Pyle) is a 1930 oil painting by the American regionalist painter Grant Wood, created as a birthday gift for his studio assistant, Arnold Pyle. Wood took Pyle on as his protégé and was deeply affectionate towards him. The painting depicts a figure looking ahead in a rural landscape, as two nude men bathe in a river. It is reminiscent of Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca's work, in particular The Resurrection, and it is interpreted as homoerotic from its detailing.