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International Art Treasures Web Magazine May 2004 |
Edward Hopper in Paris
The American watercolor artist Edward Hopper made three separate trips to Paris that influenced his style. He spent most of his life in his native New York and was Robert Henri's pupil at the New York School of Art. Hopper selected a self taught method of study visiting exhibitions rather than use a Paris school. It was in Paris that he painted en plein air. He once said "I could just go a few steps and I'd see the Louvre across the river. From the corner of the rues du Bac and Lille you could see the Sacré-Coeur. It hung like a great vision in the air above the city." Hopper's Paris home 48 rue de Lille was across the river from the majestic Louvre. Hopper's works often embody the loneliness of city dwelling. He experimented with other subjects like Americana, producing images of cafeterias, gas stations and motels. Currently the artist is featured in an impressive compilation of his works at the Musée d'Art Américain Giverny. The exhibition includes 31 of Hopper's outdoor works out of the 40 that were painted in Paris and 14 works on paper. The Whitney Museum organized this traveling exhibition of Edward Hopper's early works. |
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