Gas (Hopper)
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| Artist | Edward Hopper |
| Year | 1940 |
| Catalogue | 80000 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66.7 cm × 102.2 cm (261⁄4 in × 401⁄4 in) |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York City |
| Accession | 577.1943 |
Gas is a 1940 oil painting by the American painter Edward Hopper. It depicts an American gas station at the end of a highway.
Creation
The subject was a composite of several gas stations Hopper had visited.[1] According to Hopper's wife, the gas station motif was something he had wanted to paint for a long time. Hopper struggled with the painting. He had begun to produce new paintings at a slower rate than before, and had trouble finding suitable gas stations to paint. Hopper wanted to paint a station with the lights lit above the pumps, but the stations in his area only turned the lights on when it was pitch dark outside, to save energy.[2]
Provenance
The painting belongs to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
References
- ^ "Edward Hopper. Gas. 1940". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ Levin, Gail (1998). Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 328–329. ISBN 0-520-21475-7.
External links
- Presentation at the Museum of Modern Art