The mansard roof was created in 1923 by edward hopper in new realism style.
Edward hopper mansard roof.
Jo hopper an unsuccessful painter met edward when he was forty one and she forty.
Edward hopper 1882 1967 described rocky neck as the residential district where the old sea captains had their houses he painted the mansard roof here in 1923.
It has been suggested that edward hopper s wife jo nivison hopper rather than edward himself painted cape cod barn.
Edward hopper american 1882 1967.
Watercolor over graphite on paper 13 7 8 x 20 in.
Artist or artist s estate photo.
Mansard roof is an intriguing work by edward hopper as it was painted relatively early on in his career before he became famous.
Brooklyn museum museum collection fund 23 100.
In this painting as is evident hopper had yet to develop the clean almost two dimensional style for which he later became known with his paintings of automats swimming pools and other features of modern life.
The mansard roof 1923.
35 2 x 50 8 cm.