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Edward Hopper
PainterKnown for:
Nighthawks (1942); American realism
Education:
New York School of Art (Chase School), c. 1900-1906, under Robert Henri
Edward Hopper spent years as an illustrator before establishing himself as a painter, and the clarity of his compositions - gas stations, diners, hotel rooms, theater lobbies - retains the directness of commercial art while achieving something more existentially resonant. Nighthawks (1942), which depicts four figures in an all-night diner, has been reproduced more than almost any other American painting. He worked slowly, sometimes spending months on a single canvas.
Edward Hopper's Gear List(1)
Winsor & Newton
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SiBook
Connection note
Hopper used oil paints including Winsor & Newton for his paintings of American scenes. His materials are documented in conservation studies at the Whitney Museum and in his studio records.
Product description
Winsor & Newton has manufactured artists' oil colours in London since 1832, and its professional-grade line remains one of the most widely used in studio painting worldwide. The range covers more than 120 pigments, each ground in cold-pressed linseed or safflower oil to a standard of consistency that has changed little since the nineteenth century. Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were among the many painters who worked from the Winsor & Newton range throughout their careers.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
