Precipice
Date1972–1984
Artist
Edward Loper Sr.
(American painter, 1916–2011)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/2 × 34 5/8 in. (62.2 × 87.9 cm)
frame: 26 1/2 × 36 1/2 in. (67.3 × 92.7 cm)
frame: 26 1/2 × 36 1/2 in. (67.3 × 92.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Wesley and Harriet Memeger, 2014
Object number2014-253
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting, based on scenery in Gaspé, Quebec, demonstrates the prismatic approach to color and form that Edward Loper, Sr. developed in the 1960s while studying at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
