Edward Hopper

I came across the work of Edward Hopper by complete chance while looking through another artsits blog. Hopper was an American painter in the 19th and 20th centuries, working mainly with watercolours. There is a clear resemblance to the work of Vermeer, especially in the sense of lighting as we see similar features used both of their works.

Okay, so the scene within the frame is reversed, but the light being cast in from the window or doorway is so impressive, and in the second painting really illuminates the face of the woman much like how Vermeer used to work, and if we look at the painting below by him we see the similarities.