Quote by Edward Hopper
Its to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as

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 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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If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression. – Edward Hopper

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