Edward Hopper
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Edward Hopper, born in Nyack in 1882, remains one of the most important
American painters. After studying to be an illustrator, he entered the
famous New York School of Art, where he studied under the direction of
Robert Henri, whose influence on Hopper’s work was fundamental, as he
was the one who encouraged Hopper to paint scenes from American life. In
his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted
to the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by
the movies and particularly by the various camera angles and attitudes
of characters, his paintings expose the alienation of mass culture. Done
in cold colours and inhabited by anonymous characters, Hopper’s
paintings also symbolically reflect the Great Depression. Despite his
numerous trips to Europe, he remained impervious to the major trends
revolutionizing painting at the time, such as cubism or surrealism.
Dedicated to a very personal approach to his subjects, he modelled
himself on classical painters, such as Rembrandt, Degas, or Daumier.
His paintings of gas stations, motels, and scenes from everyday life
represent an aesthetic testimony to individualism, wide open spaces, and
the fundamental values of the American nation. He died in 1967, leaving
behind a definitive imprint on American art.
The Aurhor
Gerry Souter, the author of the remarkable Frida Kahlo, examines
multiple facets of this outstanding figure. Through a series of
different reproductions (engravings, watercolours, and oil-on-canvas
paintings), as well as thematic and artistic analysis, the author sheds
new light on the enigmatic and tortured world of this important painter.
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