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Edward Hopper
Although best known for his haunting oil paintings, Edward Hopper was as much an expert as a water colorist as well as maker of prints done from etchings etching. Born in upper Nyack, New York to a flourishing dry goods merchant, Edward Hopper learned illustration and painting in New York City at the New York Institute of Art and Design. Among his instructors was artist Robert Henri who promoted his pupils to use their artistic talent to "make a stir in the world". Henri, who had an influence...

Edward Hopper
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Born in 1882, Edward Hopper lived until 1967. During that time he witnessed a changing world, painting a nation in flux and the birth of modern America. He painted rural scenes and seascapes. Cityscapes and portraits. And they all contain an element of mystery. Uncertainty. A question of clarification. But no matter what the answer to that question may be, one thing is certain - Edward Hopper painted a vision of American life that is as iconic as it is enigmatic. - Self Portrait (1906)

Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was an important American realist painter and printmaker. His works reflect his personal vision of modern American life, both urban and rural. His works included Drugstore, New York Movie, and Nighthawks. Often painted in rich, dark colors, his paintings give us a feeling of the alienation, solitude and emptiness of life in the modern world. Hopper studied in New York and later (1906-10) in Europe. Although aware of the avant-garde movements, he preferred the paint...