Few artists convey the disquieting solitude of city life like Edward Hopper, as he does here in “Untitled (Rooftops)” from 1926.
Hopper, who worked out of his studio on Washington Square until his death in 1967, was fascinated by urban scenes: “our native architecture with its hideous beauty, its fantastic roofs, pseudo-gothic, French Mansard, Colonial, mongrel or what not, with eye-searing color or delicate harmonies of faded paint, shouldering one another along interminable streets that taper off into swamps or dump heaps.”
Tags: Edward Hopper, Edward Hopper in New York City, Hopper rooftops, Hopper Washington Square, New York City painters, Paintings of lonely city life', Water tank on rooftop New York City
Ephemeral New York 
June 1, 2015 at 11:55 am |
I have been drawn to Edward Hopper’s work since I was a child. Perhaps my attraction is because of what you describe as Hopper’s talent for portraying the “disquieting solitude of city life.”
I do include a reference to his residency at #3 Washington Square North during both the Greenwich Village Walking Tour [http://walkaboutny.com/the-tours/greenwich-village-art-and-history-walking-tour/] and the Five Squares and a Circle Tour [http://walkaboutny.com/the-tours/five-squares-and-a-circle-tour/], both of which begin in Washington Square.
June 1, 2015 at 12:34 pm |
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As a long-time fan of Edward Hopper, and as I stare at his calendar at my desk, I find myself constantly enthralled by his stark depictions of life’s moments. His work is so evocative that I fall into reveries where I ask questions of why he would draw something like that or what was on those people’s minds?
June 1, 2015 at 6:04 pm |
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June 7, 2015 at 1:32 am |
Sigh. An especially breath-taking Hopper.