New York Restaurant, 1922
Edward Hopper
American, 1882-1967
Oil on canvas
Muskegon Museum of Art
Here is an opinion on the Muskegon painting, written by Hopper biographer, Walter Wells.
"Hopper had a penchant for the feminine derriere. Various paintings and cartoons of Jo (his wife) are clearly posterior-centric.
In this painting, a waitress inclines her behind toward the center of the picture, both dinners seated behind the waitress lean perceptibly away from her, as does the potted tree behind them. The shadowy figure in the foreground, who is also downwind, seems hastily, by virtue of cropping, to be exiting the picture's frame. I would submit that Hopper may be mischievously suggesting-even maliciously, from Jo's standpoint- a great gust of object moving flatulence. the angles are right for it."
"Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper, by Walter Wells, 2007"
Hopper can have a sense of humor and that is what is happening here, I can't help but laugh out loud every time I see this great painting. I think he was very aware of what he was doing in all his paintings, despite what other critics say. I am beginning to feel he ranks quite high as a painter, maybe Americas best?
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New York Restaurant, 1922
Edward Hopper
American, 1882-1967
Oil on canvas
Muskegon Museum of Art
Here is an opinion on the Muskegon painting, written by Hopper biographer, Walter Wells.
"Hopper had a penchant for the feminine derriere. Various paintings and cartoons of Jo (his wife) are clearly posterior-centric.
In this painting, a waitress inclines her behind toward the center of the picture, both dinners seated behind the waitress lean perceptibly away from her, as does the potted tree behind them. The shadowy figure in the foreground, who is also downwind, seems hastily, by virtue of cropping, to be exiting the picture's frame. I would submit that Hopper may be mischievously suggesting-even maliciously, from Jo's standpoint- a great gust of object moving flatulence. the angles are right for it."
"Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper, by Walter Wells, 2007"
Hopper can have a sense of humor and that is what is happening here, I can't help but laugh out loud every time I see this great painting. I think he was very aware of what he was doing in all his paintings, despite what other critics say. I am beginning to feel he ranks quite high as a painter, maybe Americas best?
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