Edward Hopper Quotes

“If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”

“My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.”

“Maybe I am not very human - what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.”

“What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.”

“If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county.”

If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.

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.

More of me comes out when I improvise.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

The only real influence Ive ever had is myself.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

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

I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it.

What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.

Quotes by Edward Hopper