No comments about Edward Hopper.

No comments about Remaining in Light: Ant Meditations on a Painting by Edward Hopper (Suny Series, the Margins of Literature).

2 comments about Edward Hopper: Forty Masterworks (Schirmer's Visual Library).

1. I think that E. Hopper is one of the most imporant painters of 20th century. I was fanscinated at the works embodying human's solitude.



2. When you need a bracing shot of Edward Hopper's realism but don't want to drag your treasured 'coffee-table' books down from the good bookcase, just reach for this handy little paperback. Among the 40 color plates -- approximately postcard size and of good quality -- you will probably find the favorite painting you were looking for. The essay by Heinz Liesbrock, "The Silent Truth of Light: Edward Hopper's Oeuvre", gives a quick written overview. A good value, and an artist whose significance seems to be ever-increasing.

No comments about Silent Places: A Tribute to Edward Hopper.

1 comments about Edward Hopper: American Art Series.

1. The reason to buy this large (approx 10x14) book is for the LARGE Hopper prints. Not every one is quite this size, but enough are to make picking up a used copy worthwhile. It's a pretty nice selection, and I'm glad to have it even though I have other good Hopper books.

No comments about Edward Hopper: The Life of an Artist (Artist Biographies).

No comments about Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: Vision of Reality.

No comments about American Drawings and Prints: From Benjamin West to Edward Hopper (Dover Art Library).

1 comments about Edward Hopper: The Watercolors.

1. When I read a book on a specific artist, I approach it from three different angles. I am an artist first and foremost, a graphic designer by profession, and employed by a library. This book ranks five stars in all three categories. It's usually pretty easy to find an art book with really good color reproductions or with really good text, but to find one such as this with both is a true find. The author's insightful and intelligent writing combined with the wonderful color reproductions really puts you right in Edward Hoppers world. It's also what makes this book an excellent addition to anyones collection!

1 comments about Edward Hopper: 1882-1967 Transformation of the Real (Basic Art).

1. This work is of medium value. The collection of reproductions is good, both in terms of the amount of them, as well as their quality. Certainly it's nothing overly-impressive, but it is a fine collection.

   The problem lies more in the commentary. Renner spends a great deal of time on "re-codings" in Hooper's work, leading to many...interesting conclusions. As one reads along, one gets the impression that Hooper himself didn't have a great deal to say (espeically compared to artists, like Dali, who can't shut up), so Renner instead fills the space with what lamentably passes for art criticism these days (mostly of the postmodern and psychologizing variety). I wasn't terribly impressed.

   Everything considered, you would be better served by another Hooper book from Taschen, this one written by Ivo Kranzfelder. Kranzfelder takes much greater care to deal with the little amount Hopper said, and (while the current style does occur to an extent) the commentary tends to be much more lucid as regards Hopper's works. Additionally, that volume has a much larger and better variety of Hopper's works than Renner's.

   That being said, if one cannot get a hold on Kranzfelder's book, or does not want to spend the extra money for it, Renner's work is acceptable. The commentary isn't swell, but it is still passable.