My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature. – Edward Hopper
In general it can be said that a nations art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. – Edward Hopper
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
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