Ground Swell, Hopper
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| Author: | Edward Hopper |
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| Original Title: | Ground Swell |
| Type: | Painting |
| Medium | Oil |
| Support: | Canvas |
| Year: | 1939 |
| Genre: | Seascapes |
| Located: | Galería de Arte Corcoran, Washington |
The name of this painting "Ground Swell" comes from an expression used to describe a type of wave or water current that is generated offshore due to natural forces such as wind and tides.
Sports marina, shows a group of young people sailing a yacht in the swell. A very recognizable feature of his style is the clarity he attributes to sunny days in his canvases; as usual, there is no sun or rays, only the enveloping effect of both.
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Edward Hopper
| Full Name: | Edward Hopper. |
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| Birth: | 1882, New York. |
| Death: | 1967, New York. |
| Style: | American Realism. |
Edward Hopper was an American painter of the modernist period, known for capturing like no one else the solitude and suspended calm of urban life. A master of American Realism, he transformed everyday scenes —an empty gas station, a diner lit at dawn, a window open to silence— into reflections on modern existence. His work doesn’t just show buildings or figures: it reveals the space between them, that moment when time seems to stop and the soul looks inward.
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