Edward Hopper painted small town American life, full of solitude and introspection, he is the most important modern American painter of his time.

About Edward Hopper: The American Artist, Edward Hopper was born in the small Hudson River town of Nyack, New York State. His true importance has only been fully realized in the years since his death! Edward Hopper Paintings are supposedly realist but he also makes with the frequent use of covert symbolism. Edward Hopper Paintings have been compared to the realist plays of the writer Ibsen.