Edward Hopper : light and dark / Gerry Souter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Souter, Gerry.

Series:

Best of

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967--Criticism and interpretation.

Hopper, Edward.

Artists--United States--Biography.

Artists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted to the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by the movies and particularly by the various camera angles and attitudes of characters, his paintings expose the alienation of mass culture. Done in cold colours and inhabited by anonymous characters, Hopper's paintings also symbolically reflect the Great Depression. Through a series of different reproductions (etchings, watercolours, and oil-on-canvas paintings), as well as thematic and artistic analysis, the author sheds new light on the enigmatic and tortured world of this outstanding figure"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Emergence - A World of Light and Shadow; Paris, Impressionists, and True Love; Turning Points; Return, Rejection, and Flight; On his Terms; Changing Times; Searching Afield, Finding New Tools; Redemption in Black and White; Love, Marriage, and Watercolour; New Victories, New Adventures; On the Road with Ed and Jo; Lives of a Grand Old Icon; Rise and Decline; Fame, Honour, and Conflict; Confrontation - 1940's; Personal Vision; The Comedians; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed August 28, 2023).

ISBN:

9781283958981

1283958988

9781780427577

1780427573

OCLC:

778447718