Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonne

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The definitive, complete catalogue of Edward Hopper's oils, watercolors, and illustrations published in a magnificent three-volume boxed set.

First published in 1995 at $750 and now available at one-third that price, this extraordinary collection includes essays on Hopper's place in American art, all his illustration work, 350 watercolors, 360 oils, related texts, and an easy-to-reference Windows CD with provenance, bibliographies, exhibition histories, and excerpts from the artist's own sketchbooks. 3 volumes boxed with Windows CD. 1,500 illustrations, 600 in color.

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Better Values Elsewhere.......2007-09-05

If you love Edward Hopper and must have the complete works, you'll buy this regardless of what I say. But if you are just a fan and want to see a bio and highlights there are better compendiums out there. While these books are bound well, the paper could be better quality as could the color reproduction. The biggest drawback is that the books don't lie flat for better viewing.

Again, if you want the complete, historical Edward Hopper - I'd consider this. But for the money and for someone who just admires his more popular works, there are better, and less expensive choices.

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Photo Fine Art

Walker Evans & Company
Peter Galassi , Glenn Lowry , Stuart Davis , Edward Hopper , Roy Lichtenstein , and Ed Ruscha
Manufacturer: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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ASIN: 0870700324
Release Date: 2002-07-02

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Walker Evans' radical photography of the 1930s demonstrated that unembellished photographic fact could serve as a highly poetic language. These works expanded the potential of the art of photography and at the same time defined a lasting iconography that recognized advertising, movies, and car culture as central images of modern American identity. Walker Evans & Company focuses on Evans as a central figure in the arts of the 1920s and 30s, and includes works in photography and other mediums that influenced Evans or were influenced by him, or which resonate in a significant way with aspects of his imagery, sensibility, and style. Among the other artists whose work is featured are: Eugene Atget, Mathew Brady, Stuart Davis, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Edward Hopper, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, August Sander, Andy Warhol, and Edward Weston. Published in conjunction with the second of three cycles of millennial exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Photo Fine Art.......2007-05-21

Peter Galassi focuses on Evans as one of the great photographers of the twentieth century who also had a huge influence on many American photographers (and some contemporary graphic artists) and the ten visual chapters in this beautiful book provide a convincing case.

Photography as an art form has had a hard time proving it. Unlike fine art paintings, which exist as an entity, photography has mainly presented a visual record in many printed mediums (newspapers, magazines, advertising, packaging, posters) all seen by the public but not as art. Walker Evans helped to change that perception in America.

The first two chapters are interesting because Galassi features photographers who influenced Evans, especially Eugene Atget and his studies of Paris. The remaining eight each start with work by Evans then the chapter theme is carried on by other well-known photographers (and artists) who drew inspiration from the style and subject matter in his work. The hundred creative folk featured are a who's who of American photography since the 1940s.

Just over three hundred images are shown printed in an impressively fine screen (more than 250dpi) that brings out the wonderful detail in so many of them. Galassi contributes a fine introduction and each photographer get a comprehensive list of their photos in the back of the book. Overall I thought this was a fascinating survey American art photography whose origins clearly owe so much to Walker Evans.

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The book reads like a Hopper painting
Great audio book, but be sure to purchase parts one AND two.
Two Comedians In Love - Edward and Josephine Hopper
An interesting glimpse into the life of an American artist.
Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography

Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography
Gail Levin
Manufacturer: Knopf
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ASIN: 0394546644
Release Date: 1995-10-03

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The book reads like a Hopper painting.......2007-08-29

Do not be intimidated by this book's length. I am not an art buff, but have become interested in Hopper and plan to attend the upcoming exhibition of his work at the National Gallery of Art in DC this Fall.
I approached this book with trepidation, but found myself drawn into it. I read it compulsively to the finish. There is tremendous detail presented in a simple austere style. It tries to make Hopper's life speak for itself. Thus, the book is a work of art about it's subject--a Hopper.
My only caveat is that you must also have a separate copy of Hopper's works (or at least many of them) to consult. Surprisingly and I think mistakenly, the book does not include copes of the many of the paintings. However, if you are familiar with his work, this is no impediment.

Great audio book, but be sure to purchase parts one AND two........2005-12-01

When I got this book, I was elated. I'm a huge Hopper fan and also own Gail Levin's Catalog Raisonne of Edward Hopper's work. The book is incredibly insightful into Hopper's personality and goes into detail about his education, life with Jo, and seemingly each painting's creation.

But make certain that when purchasing this book (especially used) that you are getting parts I and II. There are supposed to be a total of 18 cassettes... I unfortunately had to buy parts one (10 cassettes) and two (8 cassettes) seperately at greater expense.

Two Comedians In Love - Edward and Josephine Hopper.......2002-12-29

Gail Levin's book -Edward Hopper: an Intimate Biography- is about the life of a famous artist, Edward Hopper, as well as that of an obscure artist, Josephine Hopper (the former Josephine Nivison). Mrs. Hopper's detailed diaries, kept up faithfully for decades, are a major source of information for Levin's book. Since this necessarily puts the perspective of the book heavily on Jo's side of the story, no one should consider this one-stop shopping for finding out what made Edward Hopper tick. The Hoppers were a two completely opposite personalities who both complemented and aggravated each other. What I most like about Levin's book is that probably no one else has ever been in Jo Hopper's corner before Levin. Jo usually comes off as the stereotypical shrewish wife who dominated her poor henpecked husband. What a different picture is presented in this book! Instead, their marriage was much more complex, and the love/hate dynamics never seem to have leveled off during the many years they were together. Their story defies my own stereotypcial notion that as people grow old, their emotions level off and they are like two old bookends. Not with these two! I also enjoyed finding out that Edward Hopper was a Bette Davis fan, that he liked Jo to wear her hair down, that Jo's idea of cooking was opening up cans, and that Hopper had to haul buckets of coal up from the basement to feed the coal stove that heated their studio/living quarters. Much of these intimate details are provided courtesy of Jo's diaries, which served as an outlet and a refuge from her stolid husband. Perhaps best of all is the theatricality and eroticism suggested by Jo's descriptions of how they worked together as she posed for many of his paintings. In one of Edward Hopper's last paintings, Two Comedians, he portrays two shy actors taking a little bow: a loving tribute to their long and histrionic collaboration together, in life and in art.

An interesting glimpse into the life of an American artist........2001-01-04

Gail Levin's biography is a thorough review of Edward Hopper's life and work, spanning his early childhood, his struggles as an artist paying the bills by illustrating for magazines, his success, and his consistently remarkable artistic output. The surprise for me came from the revelation that his wife Jo, usually a marginal and minor figure, was a remarkable woman and an artist herself. Although one is tempted to wonder how her career would have gone if she hadn't married Hopper, Levin avoids sensationalistic speculation and, aside from occasional comments, sticks strictly to the facts.

Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography.......2000-10-30

While the book was interesting it was also redundant of some of Ms. Levin's other works. Unfortunately, I believe she got at least one fact messed up, which, of course is curious, and, makes one wonder if anyone is doing any editing out there. At 45 bucks a pop, you'd think someone would be doing some fact checking. I believe I'm correct in pointing out that Christian Hopper was Edward Hopper's grandfather, not great-grandfather as she so states. His father was Garrett Henry Hopper. His father was Christian Hopper. Christian Hopper married Charity Blauvelt, and together they had Garrett Henry Hopper, who, together with Elizabeth Smith Hopper, had Edward Hopper. I thought some of the events like Jo's trying to get the car out of the garage were a riot, not to mention hearing about her cat, Arthur. Unfortunately, Arthur disappears about midway. Leaves you wondering if she named him after Chester A. Arthur, Arthur Godfrey, etc. He had an odd sense of humor, but he was Dutch and you know how they are. Not too abnormal, tho. Your typical stingy, grumpy man who hasn't a clue about women. Other than that, it was a good read.

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An Excellent Look at Hopper
Edward Hopper
A focus on European influences
A good study for watercolor artists.
Stunningly beautiful compilation

Edward Hopper
Carol Troyen , Judith Barter , Elliot Davis , and Edward Hopper
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Release Date: 2007-06-01

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One of the most enduringly popular painters of the twentieth century, Edward Hopper produced many works now considered icons of Modern art. Canvases such as Drugstore, New York Movie, and the universally recognized (and often parodied) Nighthawks not only reshaped what painting looked like in America, but created a visual language for middle-class life and its discontents. This extensive new assessment of Hopper, which accompanies a major traveling exhibition, examines the dynamics of the artist's creative process and discusses his work within the cultural currents of his day--examining the influence not only of other painters, but also of such media as literature and film. And while most studies have tended to see Hopper as the great painter of alienation, this one takes a much broader, more nuanced, and ultimately more representative view. Spanning the entirety of Hopper's career, but with particular emphasis on his heyday in the 30s and 40s, Edward Hopper highlights the artist's greatest achievements while discussing such topics as his absorption of European influences, critical reactions to his work, the relation of Realism to Modernism, the artist's fascination with architecture, his depiction of women, and the struggle in his last years to produce original works. Illustrated with over 150 oils, watercolors and prints, and including essays by several noted scholars in the field and an extensive chronology and bibliography, this is the most comprehensive volume on Hopper produced in the last decade.

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An Excellent Look at Hopper.......2007-09-04

One of the highlights of my summer was attending the Hopper exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, for which this volume (published by the MFA) was the companion text. At 288 pages, mostly filled with suberb reproductions of Hopper's paintings and sketches, this volume is comprehensive enough for even the most devoted Hopper fan. Perhaps only Gail Levin's "Catalogue Raisonne" offers a more comprehensive look at the artist. No matter how many art books you may own, clear a spot on your shelf or coffee table for this one. You will not be disappointed.

Edward Hopper.......2007-08-01

Edward HopperThis book is a great presentation of the outstanding Hopper exhibit at the MFA/Boston. Well worth seeing.

A focus on European influences.......2007-07-27

Plenty of catalogs and art histories have featured the works of Edward Hopper, but what makes EDWARD HOPPER different is this emphasis on his strengths from the 1920s-1940s, when he produced many of his greatest works. A focus on European influences, critical reactions to his productions, his themes and choices, and his special challenges makes for detailed insights on the personality and ambitions of Hopper, while full-page color illustrations - some 150 in all - provide visual emphasis. Perfect for art libraries and for public lending collections seeking even one definitive Hopper coverage.

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A good study for watercolor artists........2007-07-08

I found the paintings very helpful for the lessons they give about use of value and composition. Both the watercolor and oil paintings give lessons for watercolor painting. Many beginning and intermediate painters fail to achieve good deep dark values in their work. Painters must add value and color paths to create eye movement paths.
Value change gives separation(Depth),colors make it pretty.
Harold D. Smith

Stunningly beautiful compilation.......2007-06-15

This recent publication of the life and works of Edward Hopper, in connection with an ongoing exhibition of Hopper's works at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston this summer, is one of the finest I've ever seen dedicated to one artist. The chapter presentations by five known experts in the field give us a comprehensive and a more subtle look at Hopper and his influence on twentieth-century American art. As some of the contributors point out, "American" is the operable word as Hopper was quintessentially American and few, if any, match Hopper's mirror of this country from decades past.

Hopper, a true conservative, was influenced nonetheless by French Surrealistic painters and one of the added benefits of this particular book is that there are many representations of works by other artists that had great effect on him. Light was Hopper's main asset and whether he was depicting a lighthouse in Maine or the inside of an apartment in New York, it is the light that catches one's eye first. Yet, for many of Hopper's works, it is also the "chiaroscuro" that counters so well and his most famous painting, "Nighthawks" is but one example. Indeed, an entire chapter is given over to this one painting, often thought (by critics and Hopper, himself) to be his finest.

Reading this book is like attending an art class as every aspect of Hopper's works are discussed....light having already been mentioned, there are also pages devoted to the individuals in his paintings, (never seemingly engaged with one another) the sometimes strange but pleasing geometric angles he presents and his choice of subject material, to name just three others. It came as no surprise to me that Hopper was often at odds with his times. Preferring to paint Victorian houses in the 1920s brought him a certain amount of derision, for instance, while the rage was to paint those "newfangled" skyscrapers and such. And as the century hit midspan, the Jackson Pollocks of the world began to eclipse the older, more sedate Hopper.

The genius of Edward Hopper, of course, is that he has stood the test of time and over that time has become more appreciated and understood. This terrific book goes a long way in explaining the world of Hopper and does much to keep his memory alive. I plan to see the exhibit in Boston this summer and I hope many others will, too. In any event, however, I highly recommend this fascinating book about one of America's exceptional artists for its breadth, honesty and the powerful way in which it is presented.

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Beautiful book

Edward Hopper
Sheena Wagstaff , David Anfam , and Brian O'Doherty
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More than any other artist, Edward Hopper (1882-1967) made the unique visual landscape of the American city his own. In his works, all-night diners, motel rooms, and deserted, after-hours offices are sparsely populated with isolated, brooding figures. While never directly narrative, his restrained and carefully handled oils and watercolors have a timeless, universal quality that has long struck a chord with a huge international audience.

From paintings made in Paris in the early 1900s to iconic views of Manhattan created more than 60 years later, this book examines Hopper's work in the context of both American and European painting from the turn of the 20th century to the 1960s. The influence that film and other forms of popular culture had on Hopper is explored here for the first time. Published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition at Tate Modern in London, this stunning book is the definitive work on this quintessentially American artist. AUTHOR BIO: Sheena Wagstaff is director of exhibitions at Tate Modern, London. Peter Wollen is professor of film, television, and digital media at UCLA and a filmmaker, critic, and scholar. David Anfam has published widely on American art. Brian O'Doherty is an artist and critic and the author of American Masters: The Voice and the Myth in Modern Art. Margaret Iverson is professor in the department of art history and theory at the University of Essex, England.

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Beautiful book.......2005-07-20

This book is superb, both the beautiful reproductions of the paintings, and the written information and commentary. There are also excellent black and white photographs taken in and around Hopper's studio, some of which include the artist.

Edward Hopper: Portraits of America (Pegasus Library)

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An easy start to appreciate Hopper's work.

Edward Hopper: Portraits of America (Pegasus Library)
Wieland Schmied , and Edward Hopper
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A penetrating exploration of the American realist painter, who was able to capture the many moods of the nation he called home.

Edward Hopper's talent for depicting multiple aspects of the post-war experience is the focus of this flexi-cover edition of Edward Hopper: Portraits of America. From his images of deserted small towns and solitary figures in empty offices to his cheerfully tranquil New England landscapes, Hopper's most famous compositions are presented as products of a life spent observing human nature. Hopper's images evoke an enigmatic uncertainty, which speaks to the heart of the American experience.

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An easy start to appreciate Hopper's work........1999-12-10

This book is quite easy to read while sometimes it's not easy to enjoy the pleasure of an art work. Edward Hopper, an icon of the realistic painter of the U.S.. Solitude, isolation and alienation are common emergence in many Hopper's work. It's like reading a novel of metaphor leaving "readers" a huge space to imagine the context of the painting. The book provides a lot of clues for us to step into the "Literatural world" of Hopper.

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Outstanding
There's nothing like seeing them all together
A feast for Hopper watercolor lovers!

The Watercolors of Edward Hopper
Gail Levin
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Release Date: 2001-01-15

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The complete watercolors of arguably America's best and probably America's most "American" artist. This magnificent volume reproduces all of Hopper's 357 watercolor paintings. They were first published in the four-volume catalogue raisonne of the artist's works. Now they are offered at a price that will make them attractive to anyone seriously interested in art. Hopper was comfortable in both oil and watercolor, although his technique with each medium varied considerably. While oils were done in the studio, often from detailed sketches with notations on colors, the watercolors were painted on location and seem far more spontaneous. In the years since Hopper's death in 1967, many of his paintings have achieved iconographic status as statements about this country. His empty cityscapes and countrysides speak of our sense of loneliness and alienation, while his fascination with the light on Cape Cod and the buildings in Gloucester result in the evocation of feelings that can only be described as uniquely American. 350 color plates, with notes and annotations by Gail Levin. Published in association with the Whitney Museum of Art.

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Outstanding.......2005-07-25

Levin has split her Catalogue Raisonne of Hopper's work into two books with this one containing all the watercolors. I must disagree with other reviewers here regarding their complaints about the size of the images. In my opinion, it's unrealistic to make the images larger without changing the size/format of the book - which matches the companion of Hopper's oil paintings. Besides, this is a complete catalog of all his watercolors and I think it works very well. Don't assume that the images are "tiny"; they fit the pages and hence, I won't downgrade my assessment to match theirs.

Levin has done an outstanding job and I think all Hopper fans will appreciate this book. Highly recommended.

There's nothing like seeing them all together.......2002-01-27

This would be a 5 star book if the reproductions were just a bit larger, but it's a small complaint. If you like Hopper you will enjoy discovering works you've never seen before. If you're a painter too, you'll like the format: 1 page of introductory text and nothing but reproductions after that! Lots of people are familiar with Hopper's quote "All I ever wanted to paint was sunlight on the side of a house." This is the book that makes you understand what he meant: his mostly on-sight watercolors have a sun drenched quality that his oils didn't catch as often, good as they are. Hard to imagine anyone being disappointed by this book.

A feast for Hopper watercolor lovers!.......2001-02-07

It is exactly what it claims: a"catalog" of all Hopper watercolors, with short notes about each work from the artists' notebook. I appreciate the compact, easy to handle size, and the clean design, yet wish for larger reproductions.(Which explains the 4-star rating.) I was delighted to see many watercolors for the first time. If you are disapointed by the lack of text, get Virginia Mecklenburgs' book on Hopper watercolors...it's as "easy" and wonderful to read as this book is to look at. I look forward to owning the companion, The Complete Paintings of Edward Hopper.

Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Vol 2

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Carmen Thyssen-Bornemixza Collection Vol 1 & 2

Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Vol 2
Paul Gauguin , Camille Pissarro , Thomas Llorens , Georges Braque , Robert Delaunay , Childe Hassam , Winslow Homer , Edward Hopper , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Paul Signac , Alfred Sisley , Edouard Vuillard , Pierre Bonnard , Edgar Degas , Henri Matisse , Claude Monet , Edvard Munch , and Emil Nolde
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The private art collection of Mrs. Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza is considered one of the most important in the world. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has published these two volumes to accompany the permanent exhibition of the International Collection, which includes 345 works of art by Brueghel, de Hooch, Van Goyen, Canaletto, Fragonard, Constable, Corot, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin, Braque, Kandinsky, Nolde, Heckel, Hopper, Picasso, Juan Gris and others. Also included in two the volumes is a selection of works of art from a number of important 19th-century American artists such as Head, Bierstadt, Church, and Bricher. Provided here is a fully documented analysis of the collection, including color illustrations and a summary profile for each work of art, as well as research analyses written by 87 international experts and field specialists. There is an introduction to each chapter written by Javier Arnaldo--the publisher of these volumes, and co-curator at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Volume 1 focuses on art from the 13th to 19th centuries, while Volume 2 looks at art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Combined, these two books feature 960 pages and some 270 beautifully-reproduced full-color images.

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Carmen Thyssen-Bornemixza Collection Vol 1 & 2.......2006-03-09

After seeing the collection in Madrid a study of Vol 1& 2 were rewarding in so far as each work of art (95% plus ) paintings had an essay regarding the work and aspects of the artists life and style. The paintings in the books and collection were perhaps not typical of the artist they are in deed lovely and worth an art lovers time. These are not coffee table books but give one an opportunity to get a good idea of what Western art is. A. Cinelli, M.D.

Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper

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Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper
Stunning with rich commentary

Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper
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Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper illuminatesthe life and work of one of America's most celebrated yet enigmaticartists.Through a close study of the themes, emotions, and imagery thatpreoccupied Hopper (1882-1967) throughout his life, Walter Wells presentsmany new insights, especially into the haunting silence and loneliness atthe heart of the artist's vision.Hopper's paintings are often described as belonging to a school of Americanrealism, and were in part inspired by the works of European realists suchas Gustave Courbet and Edouard Manet; however, the underlying themes ofloneliness, melancholy, and silence that pervade his works also recall thesurrealist, dreamlike images of Giorgio de Chirico.These elements of thedream world and the subconscious - psychological states that are intrinsicto all people, however little we understand them - may be what makeHopper's work so universally compelling.The paintings embody aparticularly American sensibility; Hopper's evocative depictions of bothurban and rural settings - including theatre interiors, railways,restaurants, gas stations, hotels, street scenes, and coastal landscapes -have become iconic images of early twentieth-century American culture.Walter Wells' informative yet eminently readable monograph explores themany facets of Hopper's art, discussing from various perspectives hisetchings, watercolors, and oil paintings, which represent a wide range ofsubjects.Particular attention is paid to the literary works from whichHopper took inspiration, as well as the ways in which the artist's ownpsychology and emotional states influenced his output.

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Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper.......2007-08-11

As a long-time admirer of the paintings of Edward Hopper, I was delighted to discover Walter Wells' new book, Silent Theater (Phaedon), a large-format compendium of Hopper's work with a wealth of large color illustrations of the major works and detailed textual commentary that is both scholarly and readable, that is informative, stylistically graceful, and blessedly free both of academic and postmodern jargon. The size of the book places it in what ordinarily goes by the name "coffee table" book, but this is far more than what that rubric, or other such volumes, suggests. Professor Wells' comprehensive and detailed text interprets (often quite originally) and in detail the major works and places the discussion of Hopper's art in the broad contexts of modernism and urban society and culture in the early half of the twentieth century as well as the psychological (e.g., Jung and Freud) and literary forces that influenced Hopper and provided the intellectual and artistic arenas in which he worked. The title suggests both the silence which is so much a part of his work--aloneness, loneliness, and alienation--and the narrative quality of his work which engages the viewer in an active role of reading meaning into the images, whose implications so often go beyond the edge of the canvas. This is a splendid work (at a reasonable price) and a welcome addition to the work that has been done on Hopper, one of America's most original and engaging artists.

Stunning with rich commentary.......2007-07-18

The author, Walter Wells brings this art and this artist (Edward Hopper) into an almost molecular intimacy. People who like Hopper (usually fiercly) are commonly aware that Hopper was more or less an unfriendly cuss...but his stark, dark, flat,impoverished, humorless, and altogether fascinating works prevail upon us... so we need to know more. Here it is, in (250 plus)very large pages! The most popular of Hopper's paintings have kept many of us more than curious, willing to seek and hang his abundantly available prints, because his subjects and style create mystery, tension, the wonderment of a story...untold. (Hence the title "Silent Theatre") World renown and celebrated works, "Railroad Sunset", "Early Sunday Morning" and "Nighthawks"--or "High Noon". are all inside; discussed, compared, associated and dissected. The book begins with with a charming introduction concerned with Hopper's childhood and youth; his affinity for theatre and literature. From there,the author takes us into a grand array of about 175 paintings, and many etchings, (and relate works by other artists), divided into 15 genres of Hopper's craft and psyche. It is this organization that brings us into what I think is a masterful, beautifully written, account of the Man... his loves, his life, his work -- early, middle and late. How do I say it? --The book "stays after" Hopper, and gets into each painting in granular detail. ( I won't finish it for weeks, or...months. It is vast and thorough...and one can open it anywhere and spend an enjoyable few minutes..or an hour!

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Wonderful,
Realy good photos of E.H. work

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ASIN: 0393315770

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This sumptuous book presents the full range of Edward Hopper's work and offers greater access to Hopper, the man, than any other single volume. This book goes beyond the standard evaluations of the man and his work to reveal a complex man, introspective and intellectual yet romantic, and to illuminate the many levels of meaning in the paintings of his maturity.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful,.......2007-02-21

Wonderful book, very well written, the plates are gorgeous, the organization is perfect. I feel lucky to have this book.
Highly recommend.

Realy good photos of E.H. work.......2000-02-02

I found this book to be useful as a art student

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