Gail Levin
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Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography
Gail Levin
In the art of Edward Hopper (1882-1967), tense, unhappy men and women, in whom we recognize something of our neighbors and ourselves, play out mysterious dramas in silent, stripped-down spaces—stages raked by an unrelenting and revealing light. These paintings, and Hopper’s equally evocative landscapes and houses, make us wonder: what kind of man had this haunting vision, and what kind of life engendered this art?
No one is better qualified to answer these questions than the art historian Gail Levin, author of the major studies of Hopper’s work (including the…
