OT: Edward Hopper's 'Charleston' Back in SC

[Tiny Dancer]

Seeing as Hopper died in '67 I'll make this OT, but the painting itself
has been missing since '72 so I could just sneak in under the wire :-)

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010718/en/charleston_1.html
http://www.gibbes.com/

'Charleston' Watercolor Back in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - After being under wraps for nearly 30 years,
Edward Hopper's watercolor of run-down Charleston homes has
returned to the historic South Carolina city for display.

``Charleston'' is back in the Gibbes Museum, where it last was displayed
in 1970. Edith Ehrman of New York City bought it in 1972 and never put it
on display for the public.

During research for a 1998 book, Gail Levin said the location of the painting,
also known as ``Charleston Slum'' and ``Charleston Houses,'' was unknown.

``The painting has resurfaced after 30 years of being in the depths of a
New York apartment,'' said Gibbes curator Angela Mack.

Christie's auction house sold the painting in May for $1.9 million to an
unidentified buyer. It was a record price for a Hopper watercolor. Estimates
put the top price for ``Charleston'' at $700,000.

The loan of the painting is ``open-ended,'' Mack said. ``The owners are
very aware of the importance of this painting to the community. If all goes
well, it will be accessible to us for a while. We're very excited.''

The painting is one of 11 Hopper did after a 1929 visit to Charleston.

The artist, who died in 1967, is best known for his paintings of storefronts
and lonesome houses.

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TD

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