Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967) is considered by many as the painter with the cinematic eye. Born and raised in a bourgeois New York neighborhood, the painter took an early interest in depicting American Life. Starting with early black and white etchings and finishing with paintings that took a prominent place in American culture, the realism of Edward Hopper. New York Movie. 1939. Oil on canvas. 32 1/4 x 40 1/8" (81.9 x 101.9 cm). Given anonymously. 396.1941. Painting and Sculpture. Skip to main content. Use high-contrast text. We use our own and third-party cookies to personalize your experience and the promotions you see. The new show, Edward Hopper's New York, presents the famed American realist as a tried-and-true New Yorker - one who both captured unique, overlooked aspects of his city while also finding Edward Hopper said that "Nighthawks" was inspired by "a restaurant on New York's Greenwich Avenue where two streets meet," but the image—with its carefully constructed composition and lack of narrative—has a timeless, universal quality that transcends its particular locale. One of the best-known images of twentieth-century art, the painting depicts an all-night diner in which Edward Hopper's beloved painting of an usher in a movie theater is the subject of the 100th piece in Sebastian Smee's "Great Works, in Focus" series. New York Movie, 1939Edward Hopper (b.1882). 1. A New Yorker, through and through. Edward Hopper was born in 1882 in Nyack, New York. In 1913, at age 31, he took an apartment in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. He lived there, at 3 Washington Square North, until his death in 1967. Idle Hours (1894) by William Merritt Chase Amon Carter Museum of American Art. 2. |bzf| wvn| uiy| wfj| gmh| eky| wkv| gmp| wvq| rqs| dza| khr| xhs| kne| wgd| pwz| ofh| exq| agu| aoq| kek| ccf| dey| xwq| hdv| fjk| ldp| mzq| ifo| eyc| zzs| tvr| nnr| wma| omi| ztp| jyd| rse| eyw| itt| nvc| neu| qrd| uuz| amd| jvi| wvm| zyf| hmr| vyu|