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50 Euros Edward Hopper - Charles F. Wimar
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Spain (Real Casa de la Moneda) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a full-color reproduction of 'The Lost Trail' (La pista perdida) by Charles Ferdinand Wimar, depicting a dramatic frontier scene characteristic of the artist's romanticized portrayals of Native American life on the American West. The composition is presented centrally within the field. The series title 'TESOROS DE MUSEOS ESPAÑOLES' arcs prominently within the legend, accompanied by the denomination '50 EURO,' the abbreviated artist attribution 'C. F. WIMAR,' and the mint mark 'M' of the Royal Mint of Spain. |
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This piece belongs to Spain's "Genios del Arte" series, which pairs a Spanish master with a foreign contemporary to explore transatlantic artistic exchange. The Hopper–Wimar pairing is an unusual choice: Hopper was born in 1882, Wimar died in 1862, placing twenty years and an ocean between them with no plausible direct influence running in either direction. The curatorial logic is thematic rather than historical.
Charles Wimar spent two formative years studying in Düsseldorf before returning to document Plains Indian life along the Missouri River — work completed just as those communities faced irreversible disruption from westward expansion.