Edward Hopper (after) - Automat - Offset lithography - Licensed print - 2016

Edward Hopper offset lithograph (*)
Reproduction of the work 'Automat,' created by Hopper in 1961.
Luxury edition on high grammage matte digital conservation paper made in Germany with acid-free, chlorine-free wood pulp.
Authorized printing, published by McGawGraphics, Inc. USA.

Sheet dimensions: 51 x 61 cm
Design dimensions: 41 x 51 cm
- Condition: Excellent (this work has never been framed or exhibited, always kept in a professional art folder, so it is offered in immaculate condition).

The artwork will be handled with care and packaged in a reinforced cardboard box. Shipping will be certified with a tracking number (UPS, DPD, DHL, FedEx).

The shipment will also include transport insurance for the final value of the artwork with full reimbursement in case of loss or damage, at no cost to the buyer.

The American painter Edward Hopper was one of the leading representatives of 20th-century realism. Although for much of his life his pictorial work did not receive critical or public attention and he was forced to work as an illustrator to survive, today his works have become icons of modern life and society.
He studied at the New York School of Art with William Merrit Chase and Robert Henri. He made several trips to Europe and was quickly interested in European culture and art, especially the works of Edgar Degas and Édouard Manet. From 1910, he lived permanently in New York, in his house in Washington Square, which he only left during his summer stays in New England, and from 1930 always in Cape Cod, where he built a house. In 1924, he married Jo Nivison, who not only posed for him on numerous occasions but also kept a detailed record of his work throughout his life. His artistic output is relatively modest, as he was a slow and deliberate painter. Initially, he was associated with the so-called American Scene, a diverse group of artists sharing an interest in American themes, but soon Hopper developed his personal painting style. His taciturn nature and austere forms had a strong influence on his work, which is characterized overall by a simplified representation of reality and a perfect capture of the loneliness of the modern man. Through his painting, we are brought closer to Depression-era America, which for him symbolized the crisis of modern life.
The cinematic treatment of the scenes and the personal use of light are the main elements that differentiate his painting. Although he painted some landscapes and outdoor scenes, most of his pictorial subjects depict public places, such as bars, motels, hotels, stations, and trains, all of which are practically empty to emphasize the loneliness of the depicted character. On the other hand, Hopper accentuates the dramatic effect through strong contrasts of light and shadow.
By 1930, as a result of isolationism, his fame increased considerably, although his critical fortune truly began to grow after his death in 1967, when he started to be recognized as one of the great masters of 20th-century art and not just as an example of American realist painting.