[The painful light--portraits of awakeness and melancholy by painter Edward Hopper]

(Det vonde lyset--våkenhet og melankoli hos maleren Edward Hopper.)

Full Abstract

Depression was a recurrent phenomenon in the life of the American painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). He is known as one of the artists who portrays modern melancholy most convincingly. The article uses his original artwork to reflect upon sleep, awakeness and melancholy. Hopper brings nightmares into the day and the light, and insomnia into the revealing morning sun.

Author information

Author/s: Skårderud, Finn (F);

Affiliation: Avdeling for helse- og sosialfag, Høgskolen i Lillehammer, 2626 Lillehammer, Norway. finns(-atsign-)online.no

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; English Abstract; Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen), published in Norway. (Language: nor)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 129 (issue 19) : pp 2022-3

Dates: Created 2009/10/13; Completed 2009/10/21;

PMID: 19823217, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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