Edward Hopper

(Cars and Rocks)
1927

Watercolor painting depicting a rocky coastal landscape with two abandoned or wrecked cars. The sky is painted with broad strokes of blue and white, suggesting a windy atmosphere. The rocks are rendered in shades of blue, gray, and brown, with the cars in dark silhouettes against the lighter background. The artist's signature and date are visible in the lower left corner.

Watercolor painting depicting a rocky coastal landscape with two abandoned or wrecked cars. The sky is painted with broad strokes of blue and white, suggesting a windy atmosphere. The rocks are rendered in shades of blue, gray, and brown, with the cars in dark silhouettes against the lighter background. The artist's signature and date are visible in the lower left corner.

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Date
1927

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 20in. (35.2 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
70.1104

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/5824

Edward Hopper
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