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To Look: The Scene of the Seen in Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper's Bridge in Paris, painted during his early stay in France, offers the spectator a view of, but not into, the semicircular darkness dominating the center of the canvas. Some views of Hopper are not wrong; they are only inadequate to the modalities of his art.

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Published in:The South Atlantic quarterly 2004, Vol.103 (1), p.133-148
Main Author: Jackson, Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Edward Hopper's Bridge in Paris, painted during his early stay in France, offers the spectator a view of, but not into, the semicircular darkness dominating the center of the canvas. Some views of Hopper are not wrong; they are only inadequate to the modalities of his art.
ISSN:0038-2876
1527-8026
DOI:10.1215/00382876-103-1-133