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Artist:
Edward Hopper, American, b. Nyack, New York, 1882–1967  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (71.3 x 91.6 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(1926)
Provenance:
Frank K. M. Rehn, Inc., New York, to 11 September 1954
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 11 September 1954-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. HIrshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History:
FRANK K. M. REHN GALLERY, New York. "Recent Works of Edward Hopper," 14 February-5 March 1927.
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, Pittsburgh. "Twenty-Seventh Annual Internation Exhibition of Paintings," 18 October-9 December 1928, no. 1.
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM, Worcester, Massachusetts. "Exhibition by Eight Contemporary Americans," 8-29 December 1929, no. 13.
WESTERN ASSOCIATON OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS TOUR. "Contemporary American Painting," 1932-1933, no. 22.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "Edward Hopper, Retrospective Exhibition," 11 February-26 March 1950, no. 17. TOUR: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, 13 April-14 May; DETROIT INTSTITUTE OF ART, 4 June-2 July.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, Massachusetts. "Three Collections," 1-17 June 1955, no. 18.
ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO. "Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, Walt Kuhn and John Sloan," 3 May-14 June 1956, no. 19.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, Ottawa. "Some American Paintings from the Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn," 10-31 January 1957, no. 34. TOUR: MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 20-31 March; ART GALLERY OF TORONTO, 12 April-26 May; STRATFORD ARENA, Ontario, 1 July-31 August; WINNIPEG ART GALLERY, Manitoba, 6 October-3 November.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ART TOUR. "Ten Modern Masters of American Art," 1959-60, no. 16.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ART TOUR. "Paintings from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection: A View of the Protean Century," 1962-65, no. 38, ill. p. 12.
STEPHEN HAHN GALLERY, New York. "Seven Decades: 1895-1965, Crosscurrents in Modern Art," 26 April-21 May 1966, no. 162, ill. p. 94.
IX BIENAL DE ARTE MODERNA, Sao Paulo. "United States Representation," 22 September 1967-8 January 1968, no. 3, ill. p. 11. TOUR: ROSE ART MUSEUM, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 24 February-31 March.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "Edward Hopper," 16 September-25 January 1981, plate 343.
TERRA MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Evanston, Illinois. "Woman," 21 February-22 April 1984, no. 52, ill.
ROYAL SCOTTISH MUSEUM, Edinburgh, Scotland. "Treasures of the Smithsonian," 11 August-4 November 1984.
HAMBURGERKUNSTHALLE, Hamburg. "Eve and the Future," 11 July-14 September 1986.
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. "The 1920's: Age of the Metropolis," 20 June-10 November 1991, cat. no. 614.
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. "America's Smithsonian: Celebrating 150 Years," 1996, cat.
TATE MODERN, London. "Edward Hopper Retrospective," 27 May - 5 September 2004. TOUR: MUSEUM LUDWIG, Cologne, Germany, 9 October 2004 - 9 January 2005.
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON. "Edward Hopper," 6 May-19 August 2007, cat. no. 98, ill. p. 179. TOUR: NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC, 16 September-21 January 2008; ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 16 February-11 May.
MUSEO THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA, Madrid. "Hopper," 12 June-16 September 2012, no. 110, color ill. p. 178. TOUR: GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAND PALAIS, Paris. 10 October 2012-28 January 2013.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Masterworks from the Hirshhorn Collection," 9 June 2016-6 August 2017, no cat.
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Richmond. "Edward Hopper and the American Hotel," 26 October 2019-23 February 2020, fig. 1.17 (color). Tour: INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART AT NEWFIELDS, 4 June-13 September.
Published References:
UNSIGNED. [Exhibitions Section], Art News 25/20 (19 February 1927): p. 10.
GOODRICH, LLOYD. "The Paintings of Edward Hopper," The Arts 11/3 (March 1927): p. 136.
DU BOIS, GUY PENE. Edward Hopper (New York: Whiteny Museum of American Art, 1931): p. 32, ill, p. 33.
DU BOIS, GUY PENE. "The American Paintings of Edward Hopper," Creative Art 8/2 (March 1931): p. 100.
BALDINGER, WALLACE SPENCER. "Formal Change in Recent American Paintings," Art Bulletin 29/4 (December 1937): ill. p. 587, p. 589.
WOLF. "Gallery Previews in New York," Pictures on Exhibit 12/5 (FEbruary 1950): p. 17.
SMITH, JACOB GETLAI. "Edward Hopper," American Artist (January 1956): ill. p. 24.
RAYNOR, VIVIEN. "New York Exhibitions: In the Galleries; Paintings from the Hirshhorn Collection" Arts Magazine 37 (December 1962): p. 45.
GENAUER, EMILY. "Impressive--75 Paintings Assembled by Hirshhorn," New York Herald Tribune (31 October 1962): p. 15.
UNSIGNED. "Special Exhibitions: 'A View of the Protean Century,'" Museum of Fine Arts: Boston: Calendar of Events (1964).
DRISCOLL, EDGAR J. "The Art World: Contemporary Exhibit at Boston Museum," The Boston Sunday Globe (13 December 1964): p. A38.
GOODRICH, LLOYD. Edward Hopper (New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1964): p. 34.
GOODRICH, LLOYD. Edward Hopper (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1971): p. 104.
HUNTER, SAM. American Art of the 20th Century (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1973): colorplate 296, p. 170.
BAIGELL, MATTHEW. "The Silent Witness of Edward Hopper," Arts Magazine 49/1 (September 1974): p. 30.
GOODRICH, LLOYD. Edward Hopper (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1976): p. 69-70, colorplate p. 71.
LEVIN, GAIL. Edward Hopper: The Complete Prints (New York: The Whiteny Museum, 1979): p. 31.
FORGEY, BENJAMIN. "Hopper's America," Portfolio 2/4 (September/October 1980): p. 51.
DUNSTAN, BERNARD. "Looking at Paintings," American Artist (November 1980): p. 64.
BROWN, MILTON with the assistance of Judith Lanius. One Hundred Masterpieces of American Painting from Public Collections in Washington, DC (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983): p. 157.
PARK, EDWARDS. Treasures of the Smithsonian (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books; New York: Trade distribution by Abrams, 1983).
MCCLELLAND, DONALD. "Discoveries in American Art," Studio International 197/1005 (1984): p. 4.
GREGORY, CLIVE ed. The Great Artists: Their Lives, Works and Inspiration, volume 4: The 20th Century (Marshall Cavendish Ltd, 1986).
GARDNER, HELEN. Art Through the Ages, Eight Edition ( San Diego: Harcout Brace Jovanovich, 1986): p. 917.
BATES, SUSAN and ANNE FICKLEN eds. A Picture Tour of the Smithsonian (New York: American Legacy Press, 1987): p. 39.
BARKER, PHYLLIS CLAUSEN. Short Lessons in Art History: 35 Artists and Their Work (Portland, Maine: J. Weston Walch, 1987): colorplate 20.
HOBBS, ROBERT. Edward Hopper (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987): p. 46.
UNIVERSITY DANCE COMPANY. The Power Series: a Gallery of Dances (12-15 March 1987): projection of image during show.
LIESBROCK, HEINZ. Edward Hopper: Vierzig Meisterwerke (Schirmer/Mosel, 1988): ill., plate 5.
GRIFFITH, BILL. "Zippy [Cartoon]," The Washington Post (October 1988).
BECK, HUBERT and RICHTER VERLAG. Edward Hopper (Hamburg, 1992): ill.
CRAVEN, WAYNE. American Art: History and Culture (Brown and Benchmark, 1994): p. 435.
LEVIN, GAIL. Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne. Volume III: Oils. (New York and London: Whitney Museum of American Art in association with W. W. Norton & Company, 1995): no. O-248, p. 165.
GOLDBERGER, PAUL. "An Attic of Stuff, All Real," New York TImes (14 June 1996): p. C1, C14.
SCHMIED, WIELAND. Edward Hopper: Portraits of America (Munich, New York: Prestel, 1995): colorplate, p. 67.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN: 150 WORKS OF ART. (Washington, DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1996): colorplate p. 58, p. 59.
BAKER, KENNETH. "American Trophies," San Francisco Chronicle (31 July 1997): p. C1, C3.
SPRING, JUSTIN. The Essential Edward Hopper (New York: Wonderland Press, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998): color ill. p. 73.
BERKOW, ITA. Edward Hopper: An American Artist (Todtri, 1999): p. 34.
FRYD, VIVIEN GREEN. "Edward Hopper's 'Girlie Show--Who is the Silent Partner?'" American Art 14/2 (Summer 2000): p. 61.
BAIGELL, MATTHEW. Artist and Identity in Twentieth-Century America (Cambridge University Press, 2001): p. 55.
RICHARD, PAUL. "From the Collection: Washington's Prize Possessions," The WAshington Post (7 April 2002): G5.
KNUTSON, ANNE CLASSEN. Andrew Wyeth: Memory & Magic (Atlanta : High Museum of Art ; [Philadelphia] : Philadelphia Museum of Art, in association with Rizzoli, New York, 2005), p. 33, fig. 22.
FRYD, VIVIEN GREEN. Against Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art Since 1970 (University Park, Pennsylvania: Penn State University Press, 2019), fig. 68, p. 218.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 48, p. 69.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Accession Number:
66.2504
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School:
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