Edward Hopper

(Stairway)
1949

A painting depicting an open doorway leading to a lush green landscape. The view is from a dark interior, possibly a hallway, with a wooden banister on the right and a partially visible chair. The walls are yellow, and heavy curtains frame the doorway, suggesting a threshold between the comfort of a home and the freedom of nature.

A painting depicting an open doorway leading to a lush green landscape. The view is from a dark interior, possibly a hallway, with a wooden banister on the right and a partially visible chair. The walls are yellow, and heavy curtains frame the doorway, suggesting a threshold between the comfort of a home and the freedom of nature.

Not on view

Date
1949

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on wood

Dimensions
Overall: 16 × 11 7/8in. (40.6 × 30.2 cm)

Accession number
70.1265

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

API
artworks/6096

Exhibitions

Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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