All Edward Hopper Quotes
- So many people say painting is fun. I don't find it fun at all. It's hard work for me. All
- I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking. Cracking
- If the picture needs varnishing later, I allow a restorer to do that, if there's any restoring necessary. Allow
- The only real influence I've ever had was myself. Influence
- The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable. Art
- I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house. All
- Yes, linseed oil. I used to use poppy oil, but I have heard that poppy oil is given to cracking pigment too, so I use… Cracking
- 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… Abstract
- If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint. Art
- More of me comes out when I improvise. Funny
- 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… Art
- What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. House
- No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. Amount
- I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me. Congenial
- In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. Art
- I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it. Directly
- My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature. Aim
- I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums. Find
- I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use. All
- If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county. All