Edward Hopper 1882 - 1967 Vision Of Reality

Edward Hopper 1882 - 1967  Vision of Reality

By Ivo Kranzfelder

Published by Taschen, 2001. ISBN 3 8228 7210 5. 4to (approx 12 ¼” H x 9 ¾” W). 200pp. Hardback, light blue boards with title in white. Dust jacket with detail from oil painting 'New York Office'. Comprehensive look at Hopper, the contents include; chapters on his Life, Times & Style, American Art - European Art, Nature & Civilization, Centre & Periphery & The Tyranny of Intimacy etc. Packed full of colour photographs of his work. "Edward Hopper is considered the first significant American painter in twentieth century art. After decades of patient work, Hopper enjoyed a success and popularity that since the 1950's have continually grown. Living in a secluded country house with his wife Josephine, he depicted the loneliness of big-city people in canvas after canvas. Probably the most famous of them, Nighthawkes, done in 1942, shows a couple seated quietly, as if turned inwards upon themselves, in the harsh artificial light of an all night restaurant. Many of Hopper's pictures represent views of streets and roads, rooftops, abandoned houses, depicted in brilliant light that strangely belies the melancholy mood of the scenes." Dust jacket slightly creased with a small open tear. Book condition is Very Good.