Edward Hopper's world-famous paintings articulate an idiosyncratic view of modern life. With
his impressive subjects independent pictorial vocabulary and virtuoso play of colors Hopper
continues to influence to this day the image of the United States in the first half of the
twentieth century. He began his career as an illustrator and became famous around the globe for
his oil paintings. They testify to his great interest in the effects of color and his mastery
in depicting light and shadow. The Fondation Beyeler is devoting its large exhibition in the
spring of 2020 to Hopper's iconic images of the vast American landscape. The catalogue gathers
together all of the paintings watercolors and drawings from the 1910s to the 1960s on display
in the exhibition and supplements them with essays focused on the subject of depicting
landscape. EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967) is the master of American Realism. His paintings captured
life during his era. His method of painting rapidly became the stylistic foundation of a type
of American modernism. A source of inspiration for countless painters photographers and
filmmakers his body of work continues to be influential to this very day.
