House in Italian Quarter 1923

Edward Hopper painted ‘House in Italian Quarter’ in watercolor, and the fluidity of that medium is really important here. It's like he's not just depicting a house but capturing a feeling, an atmosphere. You know, that sense of a place caught between the ordinary and something a little mysterious. The thing that grabs me is how Hopper uses the watercolor to create this incredible light. Look at the way the sun hits the side of the house, how the colors shift and blend, and how the shadows create these sharp contrasts. It's almost like he's painting the light itself, giving it a texture and a weight that feels so real. The way Hopper simplifies the architectural details, it reminds me a bit of Charles Burchfield. Both artists had a way of finding the strange and beautiful in the everyday. But Hopper's work has this added layer of emotional distance, a sense of observation that makes you feel like you're standing just outside the scene, looking in. It’s the kind of painting that leaves you with more questions than answers.