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Edward Hopper (American, 1882 - 1967)
Hills, South Truro, 1930
painting
69.5cm x 109.5cm
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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Hills, South Truro (1930), Edward Hopper (American, 1882 - 1967)
Hopper and his wife vacationed in Cape Cod, near South Truro, in the summer of 1930. In 1934, they built a house there, where they spent every summer for the rest of their lives. Hills, South Truro was painted almost entirely on site. Hopper focused on horizontal elements in the composition--the railroad track, rolling hills, sea and sky--to emphasize the vastness of the landscape. The house, like the tracks, signifies a human presence in nature although no people are included in the painting. Hopper preferred to work in the late afternoon or early morning when the sun yielded both bright illumination and deep shadows. In Hills, South Truro, such lighting effects, reinforced by the still atmosphere and absence of people, contribute to an underlying sense of desolation and loneliness that is characteristic of Hopper's work.
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