Quote #8

Whom did I meet? Nobody. I'd heard of Gertrude Stein, but I don't remember having heard of Picasso at all. I used to go to the cafes at night and sit and watch. I went to the theatre a little. Paris had no great or immediate impact on me.

More from Edward Hopper

  1. I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics.
  2. Maybe I am slightly inhuman ... all I ever wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house.
  3. I can't always agree with what critics say - it may be true; it may not be true.
  4. No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.
  5. ...all the sweltering, tawdry life of the American small town, and behind all, the sad desolation of our suburban landscape.
  6. Unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city.
  7. The man's the work. Something doesn't come out of nothing.
  8. Invention...is the essence of personality.

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