爱德华·霍普(Edward Hopper ,1882年7月22日-1967年5月15日)是一位美国绘画大师,以描绘寂寥的美国当代生活风景闻名。属于都会写实画风的推广者,他的门生日后几乎都成为了美国重要画家,并被评论家称为垃圾桶画派(Ashcan School)。
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爱德华并不全画都会风景,1940年,他画了一系列新英格兰地区的乡村主题,其中有一幅《加油站》(Gas),也是经典的「愁眉苦脸式(wistful)」画作,他的这一系列画作常常被拿来与另一位美国知名画家,诺曼·洛克威尔比较。
诺曼虽然也画许多美国小镇的风土人情,但相较之下,多了幽默、温暖和许多精细的角落描绘;而爱德华的画作则一贯的带有忧郁。总是存在有无人的空间、表情不明确的人物(仅有背面、侧面等等),无车的街等等。形成相当强烈的风格。
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1967年,爱德华在纽约市华盛顿广场区的画室去世,他的妻子,画家乔瑟芬·尼维森Josephine Nivison,在他去世十个月後,也离开了人间。纽约的惠特尼博物馆藏有大部份爱德华的画作,而在纽约现代艺术博物馆、伊利诺州的芝加哥艺术学院,也能找到一些爱德华的经典作品。
2004年时,美国将爱德华的作品进行了欧洲巡回展览,包括伦敦和德国的科伦都有展出。
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