EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967)
Two Puritans
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EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967)
Two Puritans
signed 'Edward Hopper' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Two Puritans
signed 'Edward Hopper' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1945.
Provenance
The artist.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York, acquired from the above.
Mark Sugarman, South Coatesville, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above, 1947.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York.
William E. Leistner, Long Island, New York.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York.
George Mladanich, New Haven, Connecticut.
Olga Knoepke, Connecticut, 1962.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1987.
Barbra Streisand, California, acquired from the above, 1987.
Martha Parrish & James Reinish, Inc., New York and Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis, acquired from the above, 2000.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 2002.
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2021, lot 39C.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York, acquired from the above.
Mark Sugarman, South Coatesville, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above, 1947.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York.
William E. Leistner, Long Island, New York.
Frank K.M. Rehn, Inc., New York.
George Mladanich, New Haven, Connecticut.
Olga Knoepke, Connecticut, 1962.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1987.
Barbra Streisand, California, acquired from the above, 1987.
Martha Parrish & James Reinish, Inc., New York and Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis, acquired from the above, 2000.
Private collection, acquired from the above, 2002.
Christie's, New York, 11 November 2021, lot 39C.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
Artist’s ledger: Book III, 1924-1967, p. 15.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist, New York, 1980, pp. 44-45, 50, 184, pl. 231, illustrated.
R. Elovich, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions," The Burlington Magazine, February 1981, vol. 123, p. 111.
G. Pellegrini, "Edward Hopper tra realismo e metafisica," Bollettino d’Arte, April-June 1982, pp. 149-50, fig. 7, illustrated.
G. Levin, Hopper, New York, 1984, pp. 79, 86, illustrated.
G. Levin, Hopper’s Places, New York, 1985, p. 12.
R. Smith, "Review/Art; The Real World and Edward Hopper," The New York Times, October 28, 1988, p. C26.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, vol. III, pp. 310-11, no. O-331, illustrated.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography, New York, 1995, p. 381.
D. Lyons, Edward Hopper: A Journal of His Work, New York, 1997, pp. 22, 72.
V.M. Mecklenburg, Edward Hopper: The Watercolors, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 162, 170n33.
G. Levin, The Complete Oil Paintings of Edward Hopper, New York, 2001, pp. 310-11, no. O-331, illustrated.
R.G. Renner, Hopper, 1882-1967: Transformation of the Real, Los Angeles, California, 2006, pp. 41-42.
C. Steinle, Schmalix, exhibition catalogue, Graz, Austria, 2007, p. 33, fig. XIX, illustrated.
W. Wells, Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper, New York, 2007, pp. 178, 180, 185, fig. 127, illustrated.
C.E. Foster, Western Motel: Edward Hopper and Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue, Richmond, Virginia, 2008, pp. 111, 113, 280, fig. 15, illustrated.
G. Souter, Edward Hopper: Light and Dark, New York, 2012, p. 159.
G. Theisen, Staying Up Much Too Late: Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks and the Dark Side of the American Psyche, New York, 2013, pp. 30-31, 106.
E.B. Davis, Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape, exhibition catalogue, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2023, pp. 191, 192, fig. 109, illustrated.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: The Art and the Artist, New York, 1980, pp. 44-45, 50, 184, pl. 231, illustrated.
R. Elovich, "Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions," The Burlington Magazine, February 1981, vol. 123, p. 111.
G. Pellegrini, "Edward Hopper tra realismo e metafisica," Bollettino d’Arte, April-June 1982, pp. 149-50, fig. 7, illustrated.
G. Levin, Hopper, New York, 1984, pp. 79, 86, illustrated.
G. Levin, Hopper’s Places, New York, 1985, p. 12.
R. Smith, "Review/Art; The Real World and Edward Hopper," The New York Times, October 28, 1988, p. C26.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1995, vol. III, pp. 310-11, no. O-331, illustrated.
G. Levin, Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography, New York, 1995, p. 381.
D. Lyons, Edward Hopper: A Journal of His Work, New York, 1997, pp. 22, 72.
V.M. Mecklenburg, Edward Hopper: The Watercolors, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 162, 170n33.
G. Levin, The Complete Oil Paintings of Edward Hopper, New York, 2001, pp. 310-11, no. O-331, illustrated.
R.G. Renner, Hopper, 1882-1967: Transformation of the Real, Los Angeles, California, 2006, pp. 41-42.
C. Steinle, Schmalix, exhibition catalogue, Graz, Austria, 2007, p. 33, fig. XIX, illustrated.
W. Wells, Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper, New York, 2007, pp. 178, 180, 185, fig. 127, illustrated.
C.E. Foster, Western Motel: Edward Hopper and Contemporary Art, exhibition catalogue, Richmond, Virginia, 2008, pp. 111, 113, 280, fig. 15, illustrated.
G. Souter, Edward Hopper: Light and Dark, New York, 2012, p. 159.
G. Theisen, Staying Up Much Too Late: Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks and the Dark Side of the American Psyche, New York, 2013, pp. 30-31, 106.
E.B. Davis, Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape, exhibition catalogue, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 2023, pp. 191, 192, fig. 109, illustrated.
Exhibition
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Edward Hopper, September-November 1964, p. 65, no. 48.
Berlin, Germany, Akademie der Künste, Amerika: Traum und Depression 1920/40, November-December 1980, p. 155, no. 196a, illustrated.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Edward Hopper: Light Years, October-November 1988, pp. 4, 37, no. 56, illustrated.
London, Tate Modern and Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Edward Hopper, May 2004-January 2005, pp. 41, 188-89, 247, illustrated.
Madrid, Spain, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Hopper, June 2012-January 2013, pp. 218, 339, no. 141, illustrated.
Riehen, Switzerland, Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Edward Hopper, May-September 2020, pp. 113, 143, illustrated.
Berlin, Germany, Akademie der Künste, Amerika: Traum und Depression 1920/40, November-December 1980, p. 155, no. 196a, illustrated.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., Edward Hopper: Light Years, October-November 1988, pp. 4, 37, no. 56, illustrated.
London, Tate Modern and Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Edward Hopper, May 2004-January 2005, pp. 41, 188-89, 247, illustrated.
Madrid, Spain, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Hopper, June 2012-January 2013, pp. 218, 339, no. 141, illustrated.
Riehen, Switzerland, Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Edward Hopper, May-September 2020, pp. 113, 143, illustrated.
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