The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina By Edward Hopper

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Edward Hopper
The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina By Edward Hopper
Circa 1929

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Edward Hopper 1882-1967 American The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina Signed “Edward Hopper / Charleston, S.C.” (lower right) Watercolor, pencil and chalk on paper A unique and introspective work in Edward Hopper’s celebrated oeuvre, The Battery, Charleston, South Carolina showcases the artistic breadth of the 20th century's greatest American realist. Rendered in watercolor, pencil and chalk during Hopper's brief sojourn to Charleston, South Carolina in 1929, this vista captures the serene southern beauty of the famous historic promenade. The Battery, Charleston, S.C. showcases Hopper’s ability to compellingly illustrate the quintessential aspects of American identity through landscapes. This painting is one of eleven recorded watercolors that Hopper produced during his three-week family visit to Charleston in the summer of 1929. The majority of these South Carolina watercolor compositions are housed in museums and esteemed private collections. This composition renders the Battery, an iconic Charleston landmark that served as a historic defensive seawall during the Civil War and has remained a popular promenade for tourists and locals alike today. A delightful departure from the famed American’s beloved depictions of New England, this Charleston watercolor captures the subtropical beauty of the Southern locale and reveals Hopper's profound mastery of rendering light and water. The composition features seaside benches framed by South Carolina's iconic palmetto trees and includes a Civil War-era cannon in the background. In the distance, Charleston Harbor extends into the horizon, with the historic Fort Sumter subtly discernible. Rendered in gentle white, blue and green hues, Hopper’s view of the Charleston shore presents an idyllic scene that captures both the Battery's storied history and also the tranquility and beauty of the seaside promenade. The Battery, Charleston, S.C. was among the works that remained in Hopper's Truro home until the artist's passing in 1967. In 1970, this painting was bequeathed to the Whitney Museum of American Art along with much of Hopper's personal collection. This painting resided in the Whitney's collection until our recent acquisition. Hopper's ability to imbue everyday scenes with profound emotional depth has placed him among the most studied and celebrated artists in American history. Represented in almost every major art institution in the United States and worldwide, his iconic works, such as Nighthawks and Automat, have transcended the realm of fine art to become cultural touchstones. Watercolors from his distinguished Charleston collection are currently held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum and the Whitney Museum. This work has been displayed in no fewer than nine exhibitions and 48 museums around the world and is illustrated in Gail Levin's catalogue raisonné. Circa 1929 Canvas: 13 1/2" high by 20” wide Frame: 21 1/2" high by 27 1/2” wide by 3" deep Exhibited: Edward Hopper: Selections from the Hopper Bequest, 1971-74, no. 63, pp. 39 and 64, illustrated: New York, Whitney Museum of American Art Palm Beach, The Society of the Four Arts; Fort Worth Art Museum; La Jolla Museum of Art Sacramento, E.B. Crocker Art Gallery; Seattle Art Museum Kansas City, Missouri, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Athens, Georgia Museum of Art; Baltimore Museum of Art Madison, Wisconsin, Elvehjem Art Center Toledo Museum of Art; Fort Lauderdale Museum of the Arts & Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Edward Hopper: Paintings, Prints, Drawings, 1974: New York, Whitney Museum of American Art Tradition and Modernism in American Art, 1900-1930: 1979 New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, San Jose Museum of Art Newport, Wales, Newport Museum and Art Gallery Edinburgh, The Fruit Market Gallery; Münster, Germany, Westfalische Edward Hopper: The Formative Years, 1980-81: Landesmuseum fur Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Lluandudno, Wales, Mostyn Gallery and Milan, Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea Painting in the South: 1564-1980, 1983-85, no. 118, pp. 118, 158 and 28: Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Birmingham Museum of Art; New York, National Academy of Design; Jackson, Mississippi Museum of Art; Louisville, Kentucky, J.B. Speed Art Museum and New Orleans Museum of Art Lure of the Low Country, 1994: Charleston, South Carolina, Gibbes Museum of Art The American Scene and the South: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1930-1946, 1996-97, p. 19, illustrated: Athens, Georgia Museum of Art; Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art; Gainesville, Florida Samuel Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida and Columbus Museum of Art A Matter of Time: Edward Hopper from the Whitney Museum of American Art, 2003: Atlanta, High Museum of Art Edward Hopper in Charleston, 2006, p. 7, illustrated: Charleston, Gibbes Museum of Art References: Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. III: Oils, New York, 1995, by G. Levin, no.W-226, p. 195 fig.357.2 (illustrated) Provenance: Josephine N. Hopper (acquired by descent from the artist in 1967) The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans

Creator:
Edward Hopper (1882-1967, American)
Creation Year:
Circa 1929
Dimensions:
Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
Medium:
Chalk,Paper,Watercolor,Pencil
Movement & Style:
Realist
Period:
20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New Orleans, LA
Reference Number:
Seller: 31-80031stDibs: LU18613206022