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Quote by Edward Hopper
The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no

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

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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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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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Painting will have to deal more fully and less obliquely with life and natures phenomena before it can again become great. – Edward Hopper

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