Hopper

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today, Hopper is considered a giant of modern expression, with an uncanny, unforgettable, and utterly distinct sense for mood and place.

Much of Hopper’s work excavates modern city experience. In canvas after canvas, he depicts diners, cafes, shopfronts, street lights, gas stations, rail stations, and hotel rooms. The scenes are marked by vivid color juxtapositions and stark, theatrical lighting, as well as by harshly contoured figures, who appear at once part of, and alien to, their surroundings. The ambiance throughout his repertoire is of an eerie disquiet, alienation, loneliness and psychological tension, although his rural or coastal scenes can offer a counterpoint of tranquility or optimism.

This book presents major works from Hopper’s oeuvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche.

Author: Rolf G. Renner
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 09/23/2015
Series: Basic Art
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9783836500333
Language: English

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