Forty-four plates, reproduced directly from originals in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, reveal Hopper's superb draftsmanship and evocative power. Realistic depictions of everyda
Excellent collection by one of 20th-century America's leading painters: Western Motel, Hotel Room, Office at Night, Seawatchers, Automat, Approaching a City, 10 others.
Calls attention to the diverse influences on Hopper's work in the print medium and reproduces all seventy-six of his prints, including five monotypes from 1902, three linoleum block-print greeting car
One of the most famous works of American Modern master Edward Hopper, "Chop Suey" portrays two women in conversation as a restaurant. Perfect for note-taking, Galison gilded journals feature luxe gold
Edward Hopper, with the help of his wife, Jo, kept scrupulously detailed notes of all his artwork and business transactions in five accountants' ledger books. Here, in a selection of facsimile pages, we see the artist as businessman, recording everything from exhibitions and reviews to sales, commissions, and resales of his varied works.Hopper sketched most of his paintings and prints in these pages, in either pen and ink or pencil. Occasionally he added a printed reproduction as they became available. In addition to all business transactions associated with the work, Jo Hopper wrote descriptions of the colors and materials used, the subject matter, as well as personal anecdotes. In this intriguing volume, we are given a rare glimpse of this often-unseen aspect of an artist's life. We can see clearly the Hoppers' necessity and penchant for methodical record keeping and how they were able to achieve financial security through the artist's work.
This magnificent volume reproduces all of Hopper's 366 oil paintings. They were first published in the four-volume catalogue raisonnAc of the artist's works. Now they are offered at a price that will
