Edward Hopper, a struggling artist turned icon of the modern urban experience, is most famous for his evocative scene in a late-night restaurant entitled The Nightwalkers. This book attests to his mastery of place, mood and melancholy.

About the author:

Renner, Rolf G.

Rolf G. Renner, born in 1945, received his PhD in 1976 and has taught at the universities of Göttingen and Munich (Germany), Charlottesville (Virginia) and Columbia (New York). Since 1988, he has worked as a professor at the University of Freiburg in Germany. Numerous articles by him have appeared in various magazines and newspapers.

Publisher: Taschen