Edward Hopper, the Realist Painter Who Inspired Hitchcock

Few artists immortalized the zeitgeist like American painter Edward Hopper, just as Hitchcock’s films evoked it. Zeitgeist is a concept from 18th- to 19th-century German philosophy, that means “spirit of the age”. In etchings and watercolors, though most notably in his oil paintings, Edward Hopper inspired many. His genius works present cinematic renderings of a nation in the midst of seismic transition.  He tended to focus on the built environment. Particularly, when it offered a stark contrast between quaint nostalgia and shimmering modernity. Hopper’s ability to capture mood among people is what makes his work unique. It strongly connects it…