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12. Edward Hopper is, hands down, my favorite American artist.

Wed Nov 14, 2018, 10:57 AM

Nov 2018

'Chop Suey' has always impressed me with its vivid colors (which bring the 1920's to life in a way that grainy, muddy, black-and-white photos never could), and the tantalizing need to know what the subjects are talking about.

There's alway an incredible sense of mystery regarding the lives of the people who appear in his paintings.

And his landscapes, almost always devoid of people, convey an inexpressible sense of loneliness.

A few of my favorites:

Office In A Small City

Boy And Moon

Cape Cod Morning

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Edward Hopper Painting Sells for $91.9 Million, Setting New Record for American Art [View all] DonViejo Nov 2018 OP

"Chop Suey" is one of my favorite paintings. madaboutharry Nov 2018 #1

Also "Nighthawks", which came later but his style and subject matter remained consistent. brush Nov 2018 #9

Nighthawks is linked below. Post 20, and here too... it is link to the picture.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #21

I've seen it there, too. MineralMan Nov 2018 #36

Who says Liberal Arts degrees don't pay off? Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #2

+5 appalachiablue Nov 2018 #16

Liberal Arts? Maybe Fine Arts if the artist were still alive, or Art Appreciation... brush Nov 2018 #22

I've always loved the colors in that piece... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3

Amazing Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #4

Yes, I appreciate it when wealthy collectors TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #8

Wow TuxedoKat Nov 2018 #5

Now, there's a bubble. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 #6

The novel, A tree Grows in Brooklyn irisblue Nov 2018 #7

So "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was written about fifteen years after "Chop Suey" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #10

Or possible memories of being young and hard times irisblue Nov 2018 #11

Indeed it is a beautiful painting Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #13

Looking closely at the picture irisblue Nov 2018 #14

That picture is a treasure. It memorializes a time in America when those old gas pumps existed. CTyankee Nov 2018 #37

My grandfather had a similar "country store" with gas pumps Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #38

Edward Hopper is, hands down, my favorite American artist. Aristus Nov 2018 #12

You sure "Boy and Moon" is by Harper? brush Nov 2018 #23

It's a Hopper, all right. Aristus Nov 2018 #24

One correction...I believe your last one is titled "Corn Hill" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #39

Thank you. Aristus Nov 2018 #40

No problem! Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #41

We previewed the sale at Christies last weekend. GumboYaYa Nov 2018 #15

How big is it, appx? Mosby Nov 2018 #17

It is not that big for such a monumental work. GumboYaYa Nov 2018 #18

K and R...92 million??????? Stuart G Nov 2018 #19

"Nighthawks" Chicago Art Institute..I've seen it many times..hit link, (incredible picture) Stuart G Nov 2018 #20

People will be marveling at 'Night Hawks' for the next thousand years. Aristus Nov 2018 #25

Yes, I see your point.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #26

There was one interpretation I found rather amusing. Aristus Nov 2018 #30

Yes, I know that interpretation and I see the logic... CTyankee Nov 2018 #32

That's fine. It's his painting. Aristus Nov 2018 #34

When I wrote my essay on this work I titled it "No Exit." CTyankee Nov 2018 #35

I haven't seen this painting in forever. badhair77 Nov 2018 #27

Hopper estate's take -- zero. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #28

I saw this Hopper at the Whitney ... kwassa Nov 2018 #29

This is a marvelous painting. The colors are just exciting and wonderful. CTyankee Nov 2018 #31

Now we see where Trump's Billionaire Tax Cut is being invested. lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #33

I don't get it? What makes it so great? Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #42

The owner had promised it to the Seattle Art Museum along with 65 works in his collection maxsolomon Nov 2018 #43