Edward Hopper

(Waves Crashing on Rocks, Monhegan)
1916–1919

An impressionistic painting depicting a rugged coastline with dark, angular rocks in the foreground and a turbulent sea with white waves crashing against them. The brushstrokes are thick and expressive, conveying the raw energy of the sea and the solidity of the rocks. The palette consists of earthy browns and reds for the rocks, and various shades of blue and white for the sea and foam.

An impressionistic painting depicting a rugged coastline with dark, angular rocks in the foreground and a turbulent sea with white waves crashing against them. The brushstrokes are thick and expressive, conveying the raw energy of the sea and the solidity of the rocks. The palette consists of earthy browns and reds for the rocks, and various shades of blue and white for the sea and foam.

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Date
1916–1919

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on paperboard

Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/16 × 13 1/8in. (23.7 × 33.3 cm) Image: 9 × 13in. (22.9 × 33 cm)

Accession number
70.1313

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/6106

Exhibitions

Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75

June 29–Sept 3, 2006

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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