In general it can be said that a nations art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. – 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
Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and natures phenomena before it can again become great. – Edward Hopper
The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting. – Edward Hopper