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Hopper's studies
Edward Hopper studied at the NY School of Art. For completing his schooling, he worked as an illustrator for a short period of time. After that he made 3 international trips in wich he discovered the types of art he wanted to make. Paris and its architecture affected his decision. -
Hopper's return to the US but struggles
In 1910 Hopper returned to the United States. During the 1910s, he struggled gaining any recognition for his work. At this time, a number of his works were distributed through various shows and exhibits in New York but very little attention was given to his pieces. Majority of the sales he made was for works he had created doing etching work and murals. -
Hopper's new orientation
In 1917, Hopper received his first open invitation to do a one person exhibit, where his finest pieces of art were exposed. It was shown at the Whitney Club. They were not sold but it did point his career in a new direction. -
Second exhibit
A few years later, his carrer turned for the better, he was doing well in sales. He was invited to do a second one person exhibit in The Frank KM Rehn Gallery in NYC where his work received a lot of attention and a large crowd. People were now aware of Edward Hopper's work. -
Hopper's mariage
In 1923, Hopper married Josephine Nivision, a fellow student who attended the NY Academy where he got his education. She posed for nearly half of his pieces during his carrer but she also encouraged and pushed him to engage in different art forms ; like water colors. -
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Hopper's trip
Between the 1930s and 1950s, Hopper and his wife spent quite a bit of time, and most of their summers, visiting Cape Cod, Massachussets. The art forms that he created during his career featured many of the scenes, common locations, and nearby attractions that they visited.
He also visited Vermont out to Charleston to add more new points of interest to his collection. -
Hopper's praise
In 1933, Hopper received further praises for the works he had done and for a piece that was on exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. He was known for his identifiable style, and mature painting styles like the gorgous landscapes, the quiet rooms and empty rooms he designed created a sense of contemporary life and a new style. People praised him for his distinct style he had created with his art forms/ -
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Hopper's last struggle
In the 1940s and 1950s, Hopper found himself losing critical favor in the wake of Abstract Expressionism. Artits such as Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko advanced audacious formal inventions in a search for significant content and suceeded.
But Hopper continues to paint as usual. Even if he fell into mental illness, he didn't want to be corrected because art came from who the artist was in every way. -
Edward Hopper's death
He died in 1967 ; Hopper had been reclaimed as a major influence by a new generation of American realist artists.