Nighthawks Painting Location

Nighthawks artistedward hopper year1942 mediumoil paint canvas movementamerican realism dimensions841 cm 1524 cm locationart institute of chicago accession no194251 nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by edward hopper that portrays people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diners large glass window.

Nighthawks painting location. 841 x 1524 cm. Edwards hoppers 1942 painting nighthawks is among the most famous and beloved paintings in the world. Hopper made it clear that this painting was an extremely simplified version of the scene that he. Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by edward hopper that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night.

Edward hopper said that nighthawks was inspired by a restaurant on new yorks greenwich avenue where two streets meet but the image with its carefully constructed composition and lack of narrative has a timeless quality that transcends its particular locale. Art institute of chicago chicago il us. Three people sit in an all night restaurant in an urban area while being waited on by a man in a white uniform. People want to find the real diner but hopper was a synthesizer says carter foster the whitney museum curator behind hopper drawing a new show devoted to the painters process.

It is hoppers most famous work and is one of the most recognizable paintings in american art. Within months of its completion it was sold to the art institute of chicago for 3000 and has remained there ever since. Hoppers inspiration for nighthawks derived from a restaurant on greenwich avenue in new york city. It has been described as hoppers best known work and is one of the.

The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape. It has been described as hoppers best known work and one of the most recognizable paintings in american art.