1. Edward Hopper (July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967) was an American realist painter : he painted lots of oil paintings and watercolours. 1.Let’s watch a video …// BRAINSTORMING A CHOISIR ! 2. BIOGRAPHY : doc MP3 4. TABLEAUX : les 3 de la bio. MP3 2 tableaux = intro à faire en cours / modèle vu en 3. 3 ème tableau = donner intro à faire en homework 6. Séance en français // épreuve brevet ( uniquement pour les élèves qui choisiront de présenter une Œuvre de E. Hopper au brevet) 3. Un tableau : travail de l’intro (sur ce diaporama) 5. Méthode / analyse d’un tableau www.flickr.com

2. People ? Characters ? Attitudes ? How do they look ? Give adjectives (very few) Atmosphere ? Pleasant /unpleasant ? Light / heavy Happy Sad / depressed Lonely Disappointed with … Busy / bored Lost Places ? Hotels / diners / streets – empty streets / Commonplace scenes (often at night) Offices / apartments / countryside / seaside Colours : deep / vibrant ? Weather // sunlight ? Apprendre à s’exprimer à partir de mots … Montrer une video avec tableaux de Hopper et faire ce brainstorming.. Urban landscapes/ seascapes / interiors / rural scenes STYLE. ABSTRACT ? REALISTIC ? EXPLAIN Your feelings as viewers / your reactions ?

3. Proposition de trace écrite … (3 ème // B1) There are very few people (characters) in Hopper’s paintings :. = We can hardly fail to notice there are …… They are often alone and always look quite sad, unhappy. Others look bored, uninterested in what is around them ; they seem to be lost in their own world. Loneliness is the dominant theme in his works. The scenes often take place in hotels, diners or apartments ; the streets are empty. Most of his paintings are urban landscapes though (even if) he also painted rural scenes, or seascapes. He makes commonplace scenes look beautiful. We can’t say the atmosphere is pleasant or light ; most of the time it is quite heavy. Hopper’s paintings are realistic. He probably wants us to feel empathy with his characters. We are made to understand and share their sad thoughts. Hopper is fascinated by shadow and light. The colours are deep and the light often enhances the darkness. He struggled for years to sell a painting but he is today one of the most popular American artists.

4. The automat Night Hawks Chop Suey Room in New York (An automat is a fast food restaurant where simple foods and drink are served by coin-operated and bill-operated vending machines.) www.flickr.com

5. Cape Cod Morning Cape Cod Evening Soir Bleu www.flickr.com

6. GASSun in an Empty Room House by the railroad Rooms by theSea www.flickr.com

7. Second story sunlight People in the Sun Summer Evening New York Corner www.flickr.com

9. SAVOIR PRESENTER UN DOCUMENT 1) nature of the document 4) title ? + where can you see it ? 2) artist’s name ? + nationality + dates 1) It’s an oil on canvas painted by … 4) it’s entitled …… It can be seen in the Des Moines Art Center, in Iowa. 5) theme ? 3) How big is it ? 3) It is …….. EDWARD HOPPER 1882-1967 2) …Edward Hopper, an American artist who ….. ……. in ……….and died in …….. He painted it in ………… 5) It shows a woman having a cup of coffee at night. She’s alone. 1927 The automat (71.4 cm × 91.4 cm) ( Help ! An automat is a fast food restaurant where simple foods and drink are served by coin-operated and bill- operated vending machines.) www.flickr.com