The idea [for his painting 'Room in New York', he painted i… - Edward Hopper

" "
The idea [for his painting 'Room in New York', he painted in 1932] had been in my mind a long time before I painted it. It was suggested by glimpses of lighted interiors seen as I walked along city streets at night, probably near the district where I live [Washington Square, New York] although it’s no particular street or house, but is really a synthesis of many impressions.

Edward Hopper

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American Realist painter, best remembered for his eerily realistic depictions of solitude in contemporary American life. Sales of his prolific output were managed by his wife Josephine Hopper.

All quotes from Edward Hopper Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Edward Hopper:

Henri Matisse Paul Gauguin Willem de Kooning Paul Klee Gerhard Richter

Additional quotes by Edward Hopper

I wish I could paint more.. .I do dozens of sketches for oils.. ..if I do one that interests me I go on to make a painting but that happens only two or three times a year.

The man's the work. Something does not come out of nothing.

Though I studied with Robert Henri, I was never a member of the Ash-Can School. You see, it had a sociological trend which didn't interest me. [Hopper then proceeded to inform Kuh that his work contained no social content whatsoever!]

The idea [for his painting 'Room in New York', he painted in 1932] had been in my mind a long time before I painted it. It was suggested by glimpses … - Edward Hopper

About Edward Hopper

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by Edward Hopper

Enhance Your Quote Experience