Edward HopperAmerican, 1882–1967City Roofs
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Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 2022.98
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Meanwhile, in the life of Edward Hopper
The whole life1930
“House by the Railroad” becomes MoMA's first oil painting
In 1930 the art patron Stephen Clark donates “House by the Railroad” (1925) to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the first oil painting that it acquires for its collection.
1930
Summers in South Truro on Cape Cod, for the rest of his life
In 1930 the Hoppers rent a cottage in South Truro on Cape Cod and return every summer for the rest of their lives, building a summer house there in 1934; from there they take driving trips into other areas when Hopper needs to search for fresh material to paint.
1931
The Whitney and the Met pay thousands for his work
In 1931, during the Great Depression, major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, pay thousands of dollars for Hopper's works; that year he sells 30 paintings, 13 of them watercolours.
1932
The first Whitney Annual
In 1932 Hopper takes part in the first Whitney Annual and exhibits in every annual there for the rest of his life.
1933
His first large retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art
In 1933 the Museum of Modern Art gives Hopper his first large-scale retrospective; it brings him huge success and worldwide fame, and after it he is accepted into the National Academy of Design.
