House at Riverdale
Edward Hopper
American Art
On View:
Edward Hopper established his artistic reputation in the early twenties on the basis of his watercolors, particularly his bright but stark “portraits” of the Victorian houses of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Deceptively simple, these works demonstrate Hopper’s talent for spare compositions, as well as his exceptional control of the washes with which he suggested the brilliant effects of coastal light. In 1923, the Brooklyn Museum was the first institution to purchase a Hopper watercolor—The Mansard Roof (23.69).
MEDIUM
Watercolor with graphite sketch on white, medium weight, roughly textured wove paper
DATES
1928
DIMENSIONS
13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (35.2 x 50.5 cm)
Frame: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 in. (61.6 x 76.8 x 5.1 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left, in green watercolor: "Edward Hopper / Gloucester"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2003.1
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Anita Steckler
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967). House at Riverdale, 1928. Watercolor with graphite sketch on white, medium weight, roughly textured wove paper, 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (35.2 x 50.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Anita Steckler, 2003.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.1_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2003.1_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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