Oil Paint
Oil paint is a slow-drying paint made with pigment and a drying oil binder. It is widely used for artwork because it blends smoothly and develops rich color.
Painter
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper was an American realist known for city interiors, roadside buildings, coastal landscapes, and compositions shaped by strong light and geometric forms.
Related: Andrew Wyeth · Georgia O'Keeffe
Edward Hopper quick facts
Review key details about Edward Hopper's life, career, American realist practice, major subjects, and the use of light, architecture, and isolation in his work.
| Born | July 22, 1882 · Nyack, New York, U.S. |
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| Died | May 15, 1967 · New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Movement | American realism |
| Paint media | Oil paint · Watercolor |
| Other media | Etching and commercial illustration |
| Common subjects | Urban interiors, houses, hotels, roads, coastlines, boats, solitary figures, and dramatic light |
| Notable works | Nighthawks, House by the Railroad, Ground Swell, and Cape Cod Evening |
Sources: National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art: Haskell's House, and National Gallery of Art: Ground Swell.
Paint types used
See the paint types documented in Hopper's work, with links to PaintZeal references explaining each medium's properties, uses, and working characteristics.
Watercolor Paint
Watercolor paint is a water-based art medium made with pigment and a water-soluble binder. It is known for transparent color that settles into absorbent paper.
Surface types used
See the surface types documented in Hopper's work, with links to PaintZeal references explaining how each support behaves and is prepared for painting.
Canvas
Canvas is a woven fabric support used for paintings, banners, bags, décor, and other projects. Artist canvas may be raw, sized, acrylic-primed, oil-primed, or factory-coated, and each condition changes how paint absorbs and bonds.
Paper
Paper is an absorbent sheet material made primarily from cellulose fibers. Its weight, sizing, surface texture, and wet strength determine how much paint it can accept before buckling, pilling, bleeding, or warping.