Edward Hopper

(Fort and Gun)
1929

A watercolor painting depicting a large, old-fashioned cannon mounted on a platform with a clear sky in the background. The cannon is positioned between two walls, and there are various railings and a satellite dish-like object visible on the platform. The painting has a muted color palette with blues, grays, and earth tones.

A watercolor painting depicting a large, old-fashioned cannon mounted on a platform with a clear sky in the background. The cannon is positioned between two walls, and there are various railings and a satellite dish-like object visible on the platform. The painting has a muted color palette with blues, grays, and earth tones.

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Date
1929

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 20in. (35.4 × 50.8 cm)

Accession number
70.1124

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/6859

Exhibitions

Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time

Oct 28, 2010–Apr 10, 2011

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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