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Cape Cod Morning

In Cape Cod Morning, a woman looks out a bay window, riveted by something beyond the pictorial space. She is framed by tall, dark shutters and the shaded façade of the oriel window. The brilliant sunlight on the side of the house contrasts with the blue sky, trees, and golden grass that fill the right half of the canvas. The painting tells no story; instead, the woman's tense pose creates a sense of anxious anticipation, and the bifurcated image implies a dichotomy between her interior space and the world beyond.

Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

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Edward Hopper is one of America's best known and most time-honored artists. A realist who was in...

1950
Oil on canvas
86.7 x 102.3cm
1986.6.92
Image and text: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2024

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