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If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint. — Edward Hopper

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If you could say it in words, there'd be no reason to paint.

Edward Hopper
1956
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Time
1956
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Edward Hopper
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Hopper, Edward. "Art: The Silent Witness.” Time Magazine, 24 Dec. 1956.

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