[on the question 'Why selecting certain subjects over other… - Edward Hopper

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[on the question 'Why selecting certain subjects over others':] I do not exactly know, unless it is that I believe them [his chosen subjects] to be the best mediums for a synthesis of my inner experience.

Edward Hopper

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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.

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I do not know why I chose one subject rather than another unless I believe them to be the best synthesis of my inner experience.

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