Art Quote by Edward Hopper

“In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.”

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I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement…

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I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums.

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There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

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No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

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My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.

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The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

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Yes, linseed oil. I used to use poppy oil, but I have heard that poppy oil is given to cracking pigment too, so I…

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I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use.

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The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears…

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The only real influence I've ever had was myself.

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If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county.

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The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.

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