Edward Hopper

If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint. ↗

— Edward Hopper

#inadequacy-of-words #painting #power-of-words #self-expression #art

More of me comes out when I improvise. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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The only real influence I've ever had is myself. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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Maybe I am not very human - what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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After all, we are not French and never can be, and any attempt to be so is to deny our inheritance and to try to impose upon ourselves a character that can be nothing but a veneer upon the surface. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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