The Gibbes Museum of Art announced its acquisition of Edward Hopper’s The Battery, Charleston, S.C., which is now on view in the museum’s permanent collection galleries.
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..Known for his mysterious paintings of spare domestic interiors focusing on specific qualities of light and lone figures, his work has been often compared to Hopper's, both in terms of subject matter and...
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..Hopper's use of shadows is a signature motif of his work and an integral part of its power to enthrall viewers, emphasizing the sense of alienation, anonymity, and isolation of the human condition...
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..Regardless of the art fashions of his day, Hopper developed a metarealism transforming the subjective perception of reality into something universal, reflecting the isolation of modern urban man, and exploring...
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..Though conformity to the aesthetic demands of art editors and advertising agencies was required, Hopper’s strong, dynamic illustrations for trade publications are memorable, and seemed to have engaged...
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