Edward Hopper

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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Well, I have a very simple method of painting. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics. ↗

— Edward Hopper

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I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking. ↗

— 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 believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a record of their emotions. ↗

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

— Edward Hopper

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