Diebenkorn on Edward Hopper

Artsy Editorial

Mar 26th, 2013 10:31 am

Edward Hopper, 'Hotel Lobby,' 1943, Indianapolis Museum of Art — Edward Hopper
Hotel Lobby, 1943
Indianapolis Museum of Art

Edward Hopper, 'New York, New Haven and Hartford,' 1931, Indianapolis Museum of Art — Edward Hopper
New York, New Haven and Hartford, 1931
Indianapolis Museum of Art

Richard Diebenkorn, 'Interior with Doorway,' 1962, Richard Diebenkorn Foundation — Richard Diebenkorn
Interior with Doorway, 1962
Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

Richard Diebenkorn, 'View from the Porch,' 1959, Richard Diebenkorn Foundation — Richard Diebenkorn
View from the Porch, 1959
Richard Diebenkorn Foundation

“I embraced Hopper completely…It was his use of light and shade and the atmosphere…kind of drenched, saturated with mood, and its kind of austerity. It was the kind of work that just seemed made for me. I looked at it and it was mine.”