Quote by Edward Hopper
In general it can be said that a nations art is greatest when it m

In general it can be said that a nations art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. – Edward Hopper

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Its to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and thats my method. – Edward Hopper

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In its most limited sense, modern, art would seem to concern itself only with the technical innovations of the period. – Edward Hopper

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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. – Edward Hopper

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The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know. – Arthur Koestler

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Resolve and thou art free. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when its simply necessary to love. – Claude Monet

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Good architecture lets nature in. – Mario Pei (1901–1978)

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