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Edward Hopper, 1882-1967 : transformation of the real / Rolf Günter Renner.
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is considered as one of the first important American painters in 20th century art. After decades of patient work, Hopper enjoyed a success and popularity that since the 1950s has continually grown. In canvas after canvas he painted the loneliness of urban people. Many of Hopper's pictures represent views of streets and roads, rooftops, and abandoned houses, depicted in a brilliant light that strangely belies the melancholy mood of the scenes. Hopper's paintings are marked by striking juxtapositions of colour, and by the clear contours with which the figures are demarcated from their surroundings. His extremely precise focus on the theme of modern men and women in the natural and man-made environment sometimes lends his pictures a mood of eerie disquiet.
Record details
- ISBN: 9783836500333
- ISBN: 3836500337
- Physical Description: 95 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 27 cm.
- Edition: English edition.
- Publisher: Koln [Germany] : Taschen, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Original edition: 1991 Benedikt Taschen. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 96). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | European beginnings -- Pictures of the New World -- The frontier of civilization -- Man and nature -- Self and other -- Transformations of the real : Hopper as modernist -- Edward Hopper 1882-1967 : life and work. |
| Language Note: | In English translated from the German. |
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| Subject: | Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967. Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967 > Criticism and interpretation. Realism in art. Painting, American > 20th century. Art, Modern. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | ND 237 .H77 R46 2017 | 30775305548969 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary
Hopper
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he was a failing artist who struggled to sell a single painting. As he approached 80, Time magazine featured him on its cover. Today, Hopper is considered a giant of modern expression, with an uncanny, unforgettable, and utterly distinct sense for mood and place . Much of Hopper's work excavates modern city experience . In canvas after canvas, he depicts diners, cafes, shopfronts, street lights, gas stations, rail stations, and hotel rooms. The scenes are marked by vivid color juxtapositions and stark, theatrical lighting , as well as by harshly contoured figures, who appear at once part of, and alien to, their surroundings. The ambiance throughout his repertoire is of an eerie disquiet , alienation, loneliness and psychological tension , although his rural or coastal scenes can offer a counterpoint of tranquility or optimism. This book presents major works from Hopper's oeuvre to introduce a key player not only in American art history but also in the American psyche.
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