Edward Hopper
Burly Cobb's House (South Truro)

Burly Cobb's House (South Truro)

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Burly Cobb's House (South Truro)
Burly Cobb's House (South Truro)
ArtistAmerican, 1882–1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Burly Cobb's House (South Truro)
Date1930
MediumWatercolor over graphite with scratching out on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (sight): 13 × 19 1/2 in. (33 × 49.5 cm)
 Frame: 25 1/2 × 32 × 2 1/4 in. (64.8 × 81.3 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the James William Glanville and Nancy Hart Glanville Collection
Object number2021.111
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, as of 1930; Collection of Nancy Glanville (1927-2020) [1]; Estate of Nancy Glanville, 2020-2021; given to MFAH from the Glanville Estate, 2021

1 Mrs. Glanville, along with her husband James, were passionate about American art. She spent many years serving on the MFAH subcommittee of American Paintings & Sculpture and had a close relationship with the former curator of American Art at the MFAH, Emily Neff.
Catalogue raisonnéLevin, Gail. Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne (New York: Norton, 1995); Levin, Gail. Edward Hopper: The Complete Prints (New York: Norton, 1979, London, 1980; Munich: Schirmer/Mosel, 1986)

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