Description
Inspired by a corner diner on Greenwich Avenue, “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper is a seemingly simple scene with a strong, borderline eerie atmosphere. On the surface, it depicts three customers and a waiter at the bar, with then-new fluorescent lights beaming onto the empty street. But closer inspection reveals none of the night owls are speaking or even making eye contact. The glass window and lack of a visible entryway combine to send a powerful message about being alone even in a large city. How did the people end up there? What relationship do they have with each other, if any at all? Hopper uses “Nighthawks” to invite the viewer to ask these and other questions, doing so with a remarkable palate of color and his famed attention to architecture and detail. The original instantly became a classic of modern American art, and this “Nighthawks” painting reproduction will bring the eternal mystery and secrets of the artist’s best-known work into your collection.
