Collections: American Art: House at Riverdale

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House at Riverdale

Edward Hopper established his artistic reputation in the early twenties on the basis of his watercolors, particularly his bright but stark “portraits” of the Victorian houses of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Deceptively simple, these works demonstrate Hopper’s talent for spare compositions, as well as his exceptional control of the washes with which he suggested the brilliant effects of coastal light. In 1923, the Brooklyn Museum was the first institution to purchase a Hopper watercolor—The Mansard Roof (23.69).


• Artist: Edward Hopper, American, 1882-1967
• Medium: Watercolor with graphite sketch on white, medium weight, roughly textured wove paper
• Dates: 1928
• Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (35.2 x 50.5 cm) Frame: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 in. (61.6 x 76.8 x 5.1 cm)
• Signature: Signed lower left, in green watercolor: "Edward Hopper / Gloucester"
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 2003.1
• Credit Line: Bequest of Anita Steckler
• Image: Overall, 2003.1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967). House at Riverdale, 1928. Watercolor with graphite sketch on white, medium weight, roughly textured wove paper, 13 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (35.2 x 50.5 cm) Frame: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 in. (61.6 x 76.8 x 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Anita Steckler, 2003.1 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.1_SL1.jpg)