This inexpensive edition offers a wonderful opportunity for artists and art lovers to study the unique range and evocative power of Hopper's draftsmanship. Many reveal familiar Hopper territory: Manhattan streets, a lighthouse on the Atlantic seacoast, the rural Northeast, and more. Some of these compelling works are studies for paintings. This book presents 44 major Hopper drawings, executed in crayon, charcoal, pencil, and other primarily monochromatic media, most of them reproduced directly from originals in the museum's collection. In its collection are a large number of Hopper drawings, powerful works that teach us not only about Hopper's technique and vision but also about the art of drawing itself. The Whitney Museum of American Art is the biggest repository of works by Edward Hopper.
Highly individual, instantly recognizable, his works are among the most esteemed in collections of American art. In his scenes of urban and rural life - canvases that reveal his rare, highly focused technical accomplishment and his deep psychological penetration - he created indelible images that often convey the loneliness of persons within their environment.
Realistic depictions of Manhattan streets, a lighthouse, the rural Northeast, and more.īook Synopsis Edward Hopper holds an important place in twentieth-century American art. About the Book Forty-four plates, reproduced directly from originals in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, reveal Hopper's superb draftsmanship and evocative power.
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