Edward Hopper

(House Above a River)
1924

A watercolor painting depicting a rustic house perched atop a sandy hill with a backdrop of a river and distant hills. The foreground features patches of greenery and shrubs, with the river's blue waters visible between the foliage. The sky is overcast with soft, muted tones.

A watercolor painting depicting a rustic house perched atop a sandy hill with a backdrop of a river and distant hills. The foreground features patches of greenery and shrubs, with the river's blue waters visible between the foliage. The sky is overcast with soft, muted tones.

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Date
1924

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 18in. (29.8 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1149

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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Edward Hopper
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