The Henry Ford (Levin 95)

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EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967)
The Henry Ford (Levin 95)
etching, 1923, on Umbria Italia, signed in pencil, an extremely rare image, one of possibly only three or four impessions, with full margins, minor surface soiling, soft handling creases (a few in the left blank area), platemark partially split at left, traces of the palest old scattered foxing, a short skillfully repaired tear at the upper right margin edge and a tiny tear at the upper left margin edge, a soft diagonal crease in the upper left margin corner, pale offsetting on the reverse, otherwise in good condition
P. 11 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. (295 x 372 mm.)
S. 13 15/16 x 17 3/8 in. (354 x 441 mm.)

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Titled lower left margin: 'The Henry Ford', also on the reverse at lower left "The Henry Ford" Edward Hopper 3 Wash. Sq. North New York etching - price $25.

This image came from Hopper's second trip to Gloucester Massachusetts the summer of 1923. The scene is probably a group of locals watching a glorious schooner in a nautical parade during the town's 300th anniversary celebration.

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