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1882 – American painter Edward Hopper was born. His realistic depictions of everyday urban scenes astonished the public, but also made people feel the strangeness of the familiar environment. Although he is best known for his urban and rural landscapes, life as a child in Nyack, New York, sparked his passion for the sea, then a thriving Hudson River port , has an active shipyard. Years later, in 1934, he and his wife built a house and studio in South Truro, Massachusetts, where he created several oil and watercolour paintings, showing a keen interest in nautical subjects.
Despite its bright colors and seemingly serene subject matter, Surge echoes the typical themes of loneliness and escape in Hopper’s work. Blue skies, sun-kissed figures, and turbulent water waves that seem calm; yet there is a clear sense of separation between these figures, and their attention to the bell buoy placed in the center of the canvas, makes this kind of The initial sense of tranquility raises doubts. In the blue and white sea, the dark element of loneliness: the buoy, confronting the boat in an empty seascape. Its role is to warn of unseen or imminent danger before it arrives, which makes its presence in the picture seem less auspicious. Cirrus clouds in the blue sky — often a harbinger of an impending storm — reinforce this sense of crisis in an otherwise calm environment. Although Hopper refuses to explain his painting, the imminent signs of danger here could also mean a more serious riot: During Hopper’s creation of The Surge, from August to September 15, 1939, World War II broke out in Europe.
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Note: The Sea Watcher is another painting by Edward Hopper with a marine theme. Make a cup of coffee, sit down, and take a look at this beautiful painting . <3
91.92 × 127.16 cm
National Gallery of Art
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