White River at Sharon

Edward Hopper, White River at Sharon, 1937, watercolor and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.41
Copied Edward Hopper, White River at Sharon, 1937, watercolor and pencil on paper, sheet: 21 3⁄4 x 29 3⁄4 in. (55.3 x 75.6 cm) irregular, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.41

Artwork Details

Title
White River at Sharon
Artist
Date
1937
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 21 3⁄4 x 29 3⁄4 in. (55.3 x 75.6 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor and pencil on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Waterscape — river — White River
Object Number
1986.6.41
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.6.41

Artwork Description

Hopper painted White River at Sharon in September 1937, when he and his wife were visiting the farm of friends in Vermont. The distinctive light of early autumn suffuses a landscape that at first glance seems untouched by man. But Hopper believed that evidence of the human presence in the natural world reflected the reality of contemporary life. Careful examination reveals a road in the center of the composition and a railroad embankment at the upper right.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Exhibitions

Media - 1986.6.100 - SAAM-1986.6.100_2 - 135134
Modern American Realism: Highlights from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This exhibition presents some of the most treasured paintings and sculpture from SAAM’s permanent collection, including artworks by Will Barnet, Isabel Bishop, Paul Cadmus, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Jacob Lawrence, George Tooker, among others.