Edward Hopper, 1882-1967 : transformation of the real
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- ISBN: 9783836500333
- ISBN: 3836500337
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Physical Description:
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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.