Edward Hopper built his paintings around light. Filled with quiet and solitude, his paintings are often warmed by the sun: "I like long shadows and early and late sunlight. I am . . . trying to paint sunlight without eliminating the form under it, if I can." In this collection, the light that so fascinated the artist bathes New England land and sea as it enters indoor spaces with geometric intensity. Hopper spent nearly every summer of his prolific career in New England. However, he was born a