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

Gas
Artist	Edward Hopper
Year	1940
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	66.7 cm × 102.2 cm (261⁄4 in × 401⁄4 in)
Location	Museum of Modern Art, New York City

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

External links

• Presentation at the Museum of Modern Art

На других языках

[de] Gas (Gemälde)

[fr] Essence (Hopper)

[ru] Заправочная станция (картина)