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Edward Hopper Gallery |
Nighthawks
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Nighthawks, 1942
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Automat, 1927
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Gallery Description
Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
Born in New York, Hopper came from a modest middle class family. He had decided very early in his life to become a painter and despite persuasion from his parents went on to study Illustrations in New York School of Illustrating. He is probably one of he best-known American realist and derived much of his inspiration from Robert Henri, the Father of American Realism.
Hopper visited France, his long time ambition, but claimed to remain unaffected. He visited other parts of Europe and the trip has tremendous impact on him though he claims otherwise. Especially the work “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt impressed him most. Hopper, during his entire career span traveled a lot but visited Europe only once after. Much of his travel was to south, mainly Mexico. His starting was a failure when the first painting did not sell, nor did his first solo exhibition make a single sale. He was already old and started doubting his capabilities.
It was then he met his friend Jo Nivison, to whom he got married at the age of 42. Jo and Hopper had many clashes, but Jo always remained loyal to him and was the biggest source of his support. His second exhibition became a huge success and from now there was no looking back for him. He became the most popular painter in America! Hopper became a pictorial poet who recorded the starkness and vastness of America.
Most of his paintings were created during his travels. He traveled far and wide and would paint hotels, motels, trains, highways, restaurants etc. He said once, 'to me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're travelling.' But even in these paintings he stressed the theme of loneliness. Edward was not only intensely private but also made solitude and introspection important themes in his painting. He believed, 'The man's the work. Something doesn't come out of nothing.’
Our Gallery brings out these beautiful paintings of Edward Hopper for you.
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Thursday, August, 21 st
2008
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