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.
I liked the form of the model’s body within the fabric. The pose reminded me of classical sculptures, extraneous arms removed. This is one of the first prints I made with drypoint, for this series. I was surprised and thrilled to see what the lovely pattern on the flowered rug looked like after printing. Ink makes …
Exercise your creativity This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, sew, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. See below for today’s creative challenge. Set the timer for 20 minutes and see what happens. COIFFURE the arrangement of the hair “They …
This SAL Challenge is a vocabulary based creative challenge every day for January. I’ll send out a word for the day, and you respond. Materials are artist’s choice. You can draw, paint, collage, sculpt your food, anything you want. Make something today! Prizes awarded for creativity and participation To be eligible for a prize, and …
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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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