It's setting and figures are composed in a way to invite interpretation. I believe it invites the viewer to project their own narrative onto the work. The way Hopper handled the light evokes a theatrical space for this drama to unfold. read more
Nighthawks, was painted in 1942 by Edward Hopper (1882-1967) an artist who was known as “a great master in the ranks of America realists.” (Levin, Gail) Hoppers paintings were first hung in “retrospective in 1933, Hopper played host just three years later to the first major show of surrealist art in New york.” (Levin, Gail) Hopper grew up in Washington Square, and lived there for most of his life. read more