EDWARD HOPPER

by Gail Levin

Fifty full-color reproductions and an authoritative text illuminate and celebrate the work and accomplishment of one of America's most important twentieth-century painters

Genres: Biography, Art

96 pages, Hardcover

First published April 13, 1989

About the author

Distinguished Professor of Art History, Baruch College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating look at Hopper's life and work. Hopper was a very private person, taciturn, making the biographer's task difficult. Hopper was late to being appreciated. His first on man show was at the age of 37. Though often lumped in with realist painters, he saw himself as an impressionist, the recording of light was of fundamental interest to him. He visited France in his formative years and was much influenced by Degas amongst others. The book is lavishly illustrated with color and black and white plates of his works. The cover illustration is from Hopper's Hotel Room (1931) showing a tall slender pensive woman on a bed, considering a piece of yellow paper in her hand. Hopper was masterful at depicting the loneliness of living in a city.

[James Hurley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and interesting, as well as a nice collection of the artists work. This was a decent read about a misunderstood American Art partnership. Read it and you'll know what I'm talking about.