Edward Hopper
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Born: 1882
Died: 1967 Main Artistic Movement: Modernism Nationality: American Floor Found in Château: Third Garden Room Found in Château: Castle Tower |
About the Artist
New York painter Edward Hopper was known for his oil and watercolor paintings that depicted Modern scenes of both urban and rural life in America, or at least what was Modern to Hopper. Within the realm of Realism, Hopper's style of Modern art included diluted hues and muted lighting, adding a sense of emotion of mood to the otherwise industrial or agricultural scenes. These scenes were idealized in the sense that they represent America as a whole during the 20th Century (or during the 1900s) as opposed to specific locations around the United States. These idealizations were found within his paintings that included his Chop Suey (1929), Hotel Lobby (1943), and his most iconic Nighthawks (1942).
About the Movement
Hopper worked in the Modernist Age of art. Modernism was a philosophical movement that influenced art during the late stages of the 19th Century and into the 20th (or the later decades of the 1800s into the 1900s). Artists during this time rejected the religious and spiritual themes of the Enlightenment, and Modernists showcased rhetoric of modern society and industrialism. Some of the most famous Modernist artists included Henri Matisse, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
Fun Fact: The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City holds the largest collection of Edward Hopper (and his wife, Josephine) works of art, holding over 3,000 pieces.
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New York painter Edward Hopper was known for his oil and watercolor paintings that depicted Modern scenes of both urban and rural life in America, or at least what was Modern to Hopper. Within the realm of Realism, Hopper's style of Modern art included diluted hues and muted lighting, adding a sense of emotion of mood to the otherwise industrial or agricultural scenes. These scenes were idealized in the sense that they represent America as a whole during the 20th Century (or during the 1900s) as opposed to specific locations around the United States. These idealizations were found within his paintings that included his Chop Suey (1929), Hotel Lobby (1943), and his most iconic Nighthawks (1942).
About the Movement
Hopper worked in the Modernist Age of art. Modernism was a philosophical movement that influenced art during the late stages of the 19th Century and into the 20th (or the later decades of the 1800s into the 1900s). Artists during this time rejected the religious and spiritual themes of the Enlightenment, and Modernists showcased rhetoric of modern society and industrialism. Some of the most famous Modernist artists included Henri Matisse, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Georgia O'Keeffe.
Fun Fact: The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City holds the largest collection of Edward Hopper (and his wife, Josephine) works of art, holding over 3,000 pieces.
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