One of the weaknesses of much abstract painting is the attempt to substitute the inventions of the intellect for a pristine imaginative conception. The inner life of a human being is a vast and varied realm and does not concern… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
Yes, linseed oil. I used to use poppy oil, but I have heard that poppy oil is given to cracking pigment too, so I… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears… — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable. — Edward Hopper Copy Share Image
