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Lot #429
Edward Hopper

Presentation copy of Hopper's retrospective catalogue to its author, the director of the Whitney

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Presentation copy of Hopper's retrospective catalogue to its author, the director of the Whitney

Acclaimed American artist (1882-1967) whose most famous work, Nighthawks, depicting patrons in a light-bathed diner at night, takes a place among the most familiar images in American art. Signed book: Edward Hopper: Retrospective Exhibition. NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1950. Softcover, 9 x 7, 60 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen to the catalogue's author, "To Lloyd Goodrich, with appreciation, Edward Hopper." Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with mottled foxing to the front cover and a few pages, wear and short spits at spine, and pencil annotations to the text. Accompanied by a custom-made clamshell box. A superb presentation from one of the great American artists of the 20th century.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #568 - Ended October 10, 2019





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