Office in a Small City
Office in a Small City | |
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Artist | Edward Hopper |
Year | 1953 |
Medium | oil paint, canvas |
Dimensions | 71 cm (28 in) × 102 cm (40 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Identifiers | The Met object ID: 488730 |
Office in a Small City is a 1953 painting by the American realist painter Edward Hopper. It is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[1]
The painting depicts a man sitting in a corner office surveying the landscape outdoors. The painting depicts loneliness and beauty in a uniquely stark yet pleasing fashion, a common theme amongst Hopper's works. It was described by Hopper's wife as "the man in concrete wall."
References[]
- ^ "Office in a Small City". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
Categories:
- 1953 paintings
- Cityscape paintings
- Paintings by Edward Hopper
- Paintings in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- 20th-century painting stubs
- United States museum stubs