Gas (Hopper)

Gas is a 1940 oil painting by the American painter Edward Hopper. It depicts an American gas station at the end of a highway.

Gas
ArtistEdward Hopper
Year1940
Catalogue80000
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions66.7 cm × 102.2 cm (2614 in × 4014 in)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York City
Accession577.1943

Creation

The subject was a composite of several gas stations Hopper had visited.[1] According to Hopper's wife, the gas station motif was something he had wanted to paint for a long time. Hopper struggled with the painting. He had begun to produce new paintings at a slower rate than before, and had trouble finding suitable gas stations to paint. Hopper wanted to paint a station with the lights lit above the pumps, but the stations in his area only turned the lights on when it was pitch dark outside, to save energy.[2]

Provenance

The painting belongs to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

References

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