Edward Hopper

“I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking.”

“The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting.”

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

“If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression.”

“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 world.”

“I have tried to present my sensations in what is the most congenial and impressive form possible to me.”