Edward Hopper was an American painter known for his paintings that depicted modern urban life. His works often conveyed a sense of loneliness, solitude, and contemplation, particularly in his night scenes of city landscapes. Hopper's style was unique, with simple yet expressive color use, and had a profound impact on 20th-century American art.
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“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”
Source: Edward Hopper: The Life of an Artist
Source: Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981
“What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.”
Source: Edward Hopper's New England
“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.”
Source: Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981
Source: Edward Hopper: An American Master
Source: Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981
“I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums.”
“I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use.”
“If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county.”
Source: Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Hayward Gallery, London, 11 February to 29 March 1981 : a selection from the exhibition Edward Hopper, the art and the artist held at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York from 16 September 1980 to 25 January 1981
“There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.”
Source: Hopper in Paris: June 23-September 19, 1993, collection in context
“So many people say painting is fun. I don't find it fun at all. It's hard work for me.”
“I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking.”
“The only real influence I've ever had was myself.”
Source: Edward Hopper: An American Master
“The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.”
“I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.”