The painter Edward Hopper died at the age of 84. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Iconic American realist painter whose best-known works included “Nighthawks” from 1942 and “Automat” from 1927. He was skilled both at watercolor and etching.
His birthplace and boyhood home became known as the Edward Hopper House Art Center and was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. He married Josephine Nivison Hopper in 1924.
Quotes
"“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.” (Edward Hopper)
"“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.” (Edward Hopper)
"“Maybe I am not very human – what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.” (Edward Hopper)
"“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” (Edward Hopper)
"“After all, we are not French and never can be, and any attempt to be so is to deny our inheritance and to try to impose upon ourselves a character that can be nothing but a veneer upon the surface.” (Edward Hopper)