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Edward Hopper (1882-1967) “Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist...his personal vision of the world.”. Self-Portrait, 1906. Boy and Moon, 1906-07. Watercolor and ink on paper, 21 13/16 x 14 ¾ in.
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Edward Hopper(1882-1967)“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist...his personal vision of the world.” Self-Portrait, 1906
Boy and Moon, 1906-07. Watercolor and ink on paper, 21 13/16 x 14 ¾ in. • After art school, Hopper supported himself by making illustrations for magazines and posters. • This picture was probably for a fiction magazine.
Night Shadows, 1921. Etching: plate, 6 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (17.5 × 21 cm); sheet, 13 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (33.8 × 36.8 cm).
House by the Railroad, 1925. Oil on canvas, 24 x 29" (61 x 73.7 cm).
The lighthouse at Two Lights, 1929. Oil on canvas, 29 ½ x 43 ¼ in.
New York Movie, 1939. Oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 40 1/8" (81.9 x 101.9 cm).
Nighthawks, 1942. Oil on canvas • Nighthawks is probably Hopper’s most famous painting. • Why do you think it is so interesting? • Does the painting tell a definite story, or does it let you make up your own? • What do you think is happening?
Cape Cod Morning, 1950.Oilon canvas 34 1/8 x 40 1/4 in. • Why don’t you think Hopper shows us what she is looking at? • What do you think she is doing?