“After I took up etchings [c. 1915], my paintings seemed to crystallize.”

— Edward Hopper

1941 - 1967
Source: 'Edward Hopper: The Emptying Spaces', Suzanne Burrey; in 'Árt Digest', April 1, 1955 p. 10

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prominent American realist painter and printmaker 1882–1967

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