Hopper Fog Horn House Study 2

Hopper Fog Horn House Study 2

at Dyer Point where Edward Hopper painted in 1929 at Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Maine by the now Lobster Shack, painted plein air on May 26, 2023, 10" x 8" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam, and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light fastness and permanence, and Uniball waterproof fade proof ink on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico cold press rough 100% cotton extra white watercolor paper, framed.
$300

Edward Hopper Art, Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

House of the Fog Horn, No. 3
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), American
Watercolor, with graphite, 20" x 14" (w x h), 1929
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
Gift of George Hopper Fitch, B.A. 1932,
art collector and benefactor

No relation to Edward Hopper, George Hopper Fitch (1909-2004), benefactor of this painting to Yale University,  was an art lover and museum benefactor with his collection of Native American miniatures, watercolors, and photographs. He served on the board of the Yale University Art Gallery and was a trustee of the San Francisco Fine Art Museum.

The 1929 house scene and landscape, and 1929 watercolor, would stand the test of time, almost a hundred years, but not so the tall chimney, by 2023 not so tall with an uneven top. Landscape and architecture, common themes in Edward Hopper paintings, are painted together in this watercolor. Shadows define both the landscape and house on this sunny day in 1929 at Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Edward and his wife, Jo, drove from their apartment home at 3 Washington Square North, Greenwich Village, New York City in their Dodge to spend the summer vacationing and painting in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

My plein air setup at Dyer Point by the Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth,
including my copy of Edward Hopper's Maine, Kevin Salatino, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Prestel Publishing, New York, 2011.