Hopper is known for his oil paintings, but he also made etchings…
House by the Railroad, 1925
Hopper was not initially successful as an artist, so he made ends meet with freelance illustration work…
Poster illustration, Smash the Hun (1919)
Frank Rehn gave Hopper his first solo show in 1924. Hopper was 42.
Automat, 1927
The Seattle Art Museum expected to receive Chop Suey after the death of the collector and patron Barney Ebsworth this year, but instead the family is having the painting is auctioned at Christie’s. The painting was recently valued at $70 million.
Clamdigger, 1935
Hopper was not prolific, he painted only 366 canvases in his lifetime. If he started painting when he was in his early 20’s, and painted until the year he died, this would be an average of one painting every 2 months. During the 1950s, when he was in his 70s, he produced approximately five paintings a year.
[image_with_animation image_url=”10097″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] William Kentridge Today is National Typewriter Day! Draw a typewriter. Materials are artist’s choice. Thank you to Bo Frank for telling me about National Typewriter Day. Thank you for sharing your work! I love seeing these artworks online. People who post to Instagram or on Facebook will be eligible to win prizes (see details). No matter …
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Today instead of “See and Respond” your challenge is to “Hear and Respond.” Check out this series by Jason Moran for inspiration. Jason Moran Pianist and jazz composer, Jason Moran is interested in the cultural and political history of African American music. You can listen to a 7 minute piano piece here. Recently, his musical …
My thoughts so far have separated this warped perspective into two potential causes. First, when we look directly at something such as a pipe or an architectural beam, when in front of us it appears to be straight, but if we don’t move our eyes, it might be that the object slightly bends in our …
Did you know this about Edward Hopper?
Self Portrait, charcoal, 1903
Hopper is known for his oil paintings, but he also made etchings…
House by the Railroad, 1925
Hopper was not initially successful as an artist, so he made ends meet with freelance illustration work…
Poster illustration, Smash the Hun (1919)
Frank Rehn gave Hopper his first solo show in 1924. Hopper was 42.
Automat, 1927
The Seattle Art Museum expected to receive Chop Suey after the death of the collector and patron Barney Ebsworth this year, but instead the family is having the painting is auctioned at Christie’s. The painting was recently valued at $70 million.
Clamdigger, 1935
Hopper was not prolific, he painted only 366 canvases in his lifetime. If he started painting when he was in his early 20’s, and painted until the year he died, this would be an average of one painting every 2 months. During the 1950s, when he was in his 70s, he produced approximately five paintings a year.
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