SchoolArts - October 2007

notes. These are not preliminary sketches, but thumbnails of works Hopper already had completed along with information about the painting, date of the painting, size, where it was painted, materials used, purchaser, price, etc., added by both Hopper and his wife Josephine. For example, Hopper notes that Hotel by a Railroad was 31 x 40" ( 79 x 102 cm), painted in May, 1952, in his New York Studio, with Winsor and Newton paints. Jose- phine Hopper added the description of a seated woman and a man stand- ing by the window. She writes, “. . . burnt sienna R. R. tracks. Emphasis on mood. Wife better watch hus- band and tracks below window.” This painting sold in 1954 for $3500, of which Hopper received two thirds after commission. By 1962, Hopper was receiving much more for his paintings, and records of payments went into the journal. Anecdotes include a description of a missed sale and notes by Josephine on “E. H.”—his health, jury duty, and other comments.

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While preliminary sketches are useful in studying an artist’s meth- ods and processes, this journal gives an insight into both the business of art and Hopper’s personality.

—Rebecca Arkenberg is a museum consul- tant from Stratford, Connecticut.

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