Railroad Crossing

Edward Hopper

1923 · Drypoint · Drawings and Prints

Hopper's etching shows a man and cow waiting to cross railroad tracks, with expressive lines and shadows used to suggest heavy rain. The artist had returned to New York from Paris in 1910 and took up etching when his paintings failed to find buyers, producing about 70 prints between 1915 and 1923. In addition to depicting men and women experiencing the urban fabric of New York, he evoked memories of France and explored rural and coastal landscapes in Maine and Massachusetts. After Hopper received two awards for his prints in 1923—the Logan Prize from the Chicago Society of Etchers and the W. A. Bryan Prize—he refocused his energies on painting, but often returned to subjects he had used etching to shape.

Artist

Edward Hopper

Date

1923

Medium

Drypoint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925