Edward Hopper Encyclopedia

This work is a very useful single volume encyclopedic guide to the American artist Edward Hopper and his work. Hopper, one of the most important and influential artists of the twentieth century, was primarily known for paintings depicting scenes of houses, hotels, theatres, and restaurants. Working in watercolours, oils or etchings, Hopper's work often evoked a sense of isolation, loneliness, or an uncomfortable intimacy because people in Hopper's paintings were often viewed through windows or storefronts, or from behind, or in the privacy of their hotel rooms. As in Hopper's most famous work, The Nighthawks, the viewer is just...