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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
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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
- Keywords
- Landscape — United States — Sharon
- Waterscape — river — White River
- Object Number
- 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
October 20, 2018–November 28, 2018
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.