Gas ☲ Hopper ☰ Art Print windmills Entrance to the port of

Entrance to the port of La Rochelle (1921

his inspiration possibly came from the botanical gardens of Paris

he wrote a poem to accompany it

Artists did not title their works in the Northern Renaissance period

Collioure (1905) by Henri Matisse is a prime example of Fauvism

Gas ☲ Hopper ☰ Art Print windmills Entrance to the port ofGas (1940) by Edward Hopper depicts a Mobil gas station, and an attendant working alone at the pumps as night falls. The modern details of the fuel pump, sign and electric lighting contrast with the twilight sky and dense pine forest in the background. The station is a composite of several different locations, as Hopper had trouble finding suitable gas stations with the lights lit above the pumps. Lights were usually only turned on when it was dark,