Edward Hopper Poster: Route 6

Edward Hopper's poster Route 6 was originally painted as an oil on canvas in 1941. It was purchased by the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The museum writes: "Route 6, Eastham is a superb example of Edward Hopper's classic style. The painting was produced in the fall of 1941 while the artist was on holiday at his home in South Truro, on the north arm of Cape Cod. ... Hopper captured and recreated the quiet stillness and exquisite light of early autumn in New England."

See below for more about Edward Hopper's life and work. To view a larger image of the Route 6 click on the thumbnail image below. Route 6 posters are for sale from AllPosters, one of the largest and most reputable online poster stores. They have a great selection, good customer service, and you can't usually find lower prices on posters. (But if you have time and prefer to shop around, you can click here to compare poster stores.)

Route 6 Eastham Edward Hopper 32 in. x 24 in. Buy poster of Route 6 Eastham

Robert Hughes, the author of American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America, has written that "Edward Hopper was the quintessential realist painter of twentieth-century America." The American public agrees with the art experts when it comes to Hopper. His artwork is extremely popular.

Edward Hopper did not achieve artistic acclaim easily. He was born in Nyack, New York, in 1882. He studied at the New York School of Illustrating, and later at the more prestigious New York School of Art. Here he studied under American realist Robert Henri. After his studies at the NY School of Art, Edward Hopper went to Europe to study in Paris. This was 1906, at a key time in the development of modern art.

Hopper struggled for years. He paid the bills working as a commercial illustrator. His first creative success as a painter came in 1924 when he sold out a show at the Rehn Gallery in New York. This is the year he painted The House by the Railroad. He went on to create many other well-known works of art, including: The Bootleggers (1925), Lighthouse Hill (1927), Coast Guard Station (1929), Room in Brooklyn (1932), The Long Leg (1935), Ground Swell (1939), Gas (1940), Nighthawks (1942), Approaching a City (1946), Seven A.M. (1949), Rooms by the Sea (1951), People in the Sun (1960).

In the same year that his career first took off, 1924, Edward Hopper married Josephine Verstille Nivison. "Jo" modeled for many of Edward's paintings in the following years.

In 1967, Edward Hopper passed away, leaving us a wonderful legacy of fine art. His subject matter ranges from diners to rooms and houses, to women and other portraits. He painted cityscapes in New York, and many lighthouses, boats, and other images of nautical and ocean scenes.

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