Edward Hopper

The Storm

1900

This small drawing shaped as a lunette (pencil on paper, 13 x 19 cm) represents Saint-Ouen Abbey in Rouen, Normandie, as it's reported on pencil on the bottom left corner. We can des...

The drawing depict the Sanctuary of Madonna di San luca in Bologna. It can be attributed to a French artist because it's written "Bologne" (the french name of...

This drawing represents a lateral view over the Cathedral of Koln that doesn't want to be a faithfull copy from real but It's pervaded with a nostalgic and decadent feeling proper of...

Late 19th century drawing on paper of a French marine scene by noted French artist Georges Ricard-Cordingley. Carrying the atelier stamp to the bottom left and with full annotation a...

Original mid-century illustration for the children's book "Good Work" by John G. McCullough, Young Scott Books, N.Y. It depicts a busy harbor filled with commercial and leisure traffic. Notice all the charming little people, busy at work - dotting the docks and boats. Ipcar masterfully designed the work so that your eye effortlessly travels from more prominent foreground elements to more minor elements in the distance. But her color scheme limited only to two colors sets "Harbor Scene" apart from the humdrum and elevates it to a sophisticated children's book illustration. The suspension bridge in the back of the composition is modeled after the Golden Gate. The illustration bears the hallmarks of modernism with its flat shapes and quick painterly style. "Harbor Scene" represents the artist's early style. By the '60s and '70s, her work began to take on a new direction with intricate patterns and depicting animals. Signed lower right with the artist's label on verso. Dahlov Ipcar...

Watercolour on paper Paper size: 7.5 x 10.5 inches Framed size: 15 x 17.5 inches Signed lower left