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New York Movie is an oil on canvas painting by American painter Edward Hopper.The painting was begun in December 1938 and finished in January of 1939. [1] Measuring 32 1/4 x 40 1/8", New York Movie depicts a nearly empty movie theater occupied with a few scattered moviegoers and a pensive usherette lost in her thoughts.
New York Movie, 1939. Hopper was very productive through the 1930s and early 1940s, producing among many important works New York Movie (1939), Girlie Show (1941), Nighthawks (1942), Hotel Lobby (1943), and Morning in a City (1944). During the late 1940s, however, he suffered a period of relative inactivity. He admitted: "I wish I could paint more.
New York, New Haven and Hartford: 1931: Indianapolis Museum of Art: Hotel Room: Oil on canvas: 1931: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum: Barber Shop: Oil on canvas: 1931: Neuberger Museum of Art: 60 in. × 78 in. Roofs of the Cobb Barn: Watercolor on paper: 1931: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: 50.6 cm x 70.8 cm (19.94 in. × 27.88 in ...
To establish the lighting of scenes in Road to Perdition, Mendes drew from the paintings of Edward Hopper as a source of inspiration, particularly Hopper's New York Movie (1939). Mendes and cinematographer Conrad Hall sought to convey similar atmospheric lighting for the film's scenes, applying a "less is more" mantra. [ 20 ]
Two Comedians is a 1966 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper. It was his final painting, executed one year before his death in 1967. In the painting, Hopper depicted himself and his wife, Josephine Nivison, on stage in pantomime costume taking a final bow. [1] The work was once owned by Frank Sinatra.
The house that is said to have inspired the painting is a Second Empire style Victorian mansion in Haverstraw, New York, where it still stands today. [2] The painting is reported to have influenced the Bates home in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, [3] one of the homes in the 1956 film Giant directed by George Stevens, the home Charles Addams created for The Addams Family, [4] [5] and the house in ...
See more works by Edward Hopper: And Hopper's "East Wind Over Weehawken" went for nearly double that price. It was expected to sell for between $22 and $28 million but went for $40.5 million, an ...
Edward Hopper maintained a lifelong interest in nautical themes, a passion that began in his early life growing up in the village of Nyack, New York, once known for its port and former shipbuilding industry on the west bank of the Hudson River. As a teenager in Nyack, Hopper was an introvert; his father persuaded him to build a sailboat to try ...