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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The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable. – Edward Hopper

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My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature. – Edward Hopper

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Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men. – Plato

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The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that we are the instruments and expression of God Himself. – Emmet Fox

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