Edward Hopper
Biography

Widely regarded as the most important 20th century American realist painter, Edward Hopper had a selective vision of rural and urban America.

He worked as illustrator for an Advertising agency for years until his art sales increased to the point where he could be independent of part time work like this. In this transition, he studied with William Merritt Chase, a leading American Impressionist painter, and with Robert Henri, who worked within realism.

His work often contains clearly delineated forms in strongly defined lighting, a cropped composition with an almost “cinematic” viewpoint, and a mood of stillness.

He married fellow painter Josephine Nivison in 1923, they met in Gloucester, MA.

Today, his works can be found in major institutions around the world, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

Born: 1882
Died: 1967
Education: Parsons School of Design,  The New School, Nyack High School

Exhibitions

Select Exhibitions

2022
Edward Hopper. Inner and Outer Worlds, SKD, ZWINGER DRESDEN | GERMANY

2021
Hopper in Paris. Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON D.C. | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | USA

2020
Edward Hopper and the American Hotel, INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, NEWFIELDS IDAVILLE | INDIANA | USA
Edward Hopper, FONDATION BEYELER, BASEL BASEL | SWITZERLAND

2018
Edward Hopper: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART CEDAR RAPIDS | IOWA | USA

2014
Edward Hopper and Photography, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART GREENWICH VILLAGE | NEW YORK | USA
Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM DOWNTOWN | WASHINGTON D.C. | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | USA
Hopper Drawing: A Painter’s Process, WALKER ART CENTER MINNEAPOLIS | MINNESOTA | USA

2013
American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe, MOMA, THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART MIDTOWN | NEW YORK | USA
Hopper Drawing
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART GREENWICH VILLAGE | NEW YORK | USA

2009
Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time
KUNSTHAL ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM | NETHERLANDS

2008
Hopper, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2007
Hopper, The Natinoal Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

2005
At the window – etchings by Edward Hopper, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Hopper, Tate Modern, London, England

2003
Edward Hopper – the Paris Years, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

2002
Hopper and Urban Realism, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, FL

2000
Hopper, Bunkamura, Tokyo, Japan

1979
Hopper: Prints and Illustrations, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)

1969
Hopper: Retrospective, Detroit Institute of Arts and City Art Museum, St Louis, MO (solo)

1964
Hopper: Retrospective,Whitney Museum of American Art and Art Institute of Chicago (solo)

1963
Hopper: Retrospective, Arizona Art Gallery, South Truro, MA (solo)

1962
The Complete Graphic Work of Edward Hopper, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (solo)

1959
Currier Gallery of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (solo)

1952
Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy

1950
Edward Hopper: Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Detroit Institute of Arts (solo)

1933
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (solo)

1929
Paintings by Nineteen Living Americans, MoMA, New York, NY

1925
Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, PA

1924
Rehn Gallery, New York, NY (solo)

1923
Humorist’s Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY

1920
Whitney Studio Club, New York, NY (solo)

1913
Armory Show, New York, NY

1907
Participated in his first exhibition, Harmonie Club building, New York, NY