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Edward Hopper Quotes: What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.
         

What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.


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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.

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.



If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.



No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.



More of me comes out when I improvise.

More of me comes out when I improvise.



The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.



I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.

I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.



It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say, loneliness. I don't know. It could be the whole human condition.

It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say, loneliness. I don't know. It could be the whole human condition.



To me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're traveling.

To me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're traveling.



In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.



There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.





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