| Girl at Sewing Machine | |
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| Artist | Edward Hopper |
| Year | 1921 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid |
| Dimensions | 19 in × 18 in |
| 48 cm × 46 cm | |
| Edward Hopper Famous Paintings | |
| Nighthawks, 1942 | |
| Automat, 1927 | |
| Early Sunday Morning, 1930 | |
| Room in New York, 1932 | |
| Hotel Lobby, 1943 | |
| Chop Suey, 1929 | |
| Office at Night, 1940 | |
| Office in a Small City, 1953 | |
| Girl at Sewing Machine, 1921 | |
| Complete Works |
Girl at Sewing Machine by Edward Hopper was an oil on canvas created in 1921. It depicts a young girl sitting at a sewing machine in front of a window with the sun casting shadows against the room walls. Hopper did many of these commonly referred to “window paintings,” with this being one of the first. It is believed he associated sewing with solitude. This particular piece was inspired by a poem of the same name written by Mary Leader.
About the Artist
Edward Hopper was an American realist painter. He was born on July 22, 1882 in Nyack, New York on the north end of the Hudson River. He was raised in a middle class environment with a strict Baptist upbringing. His household was female dominated by his mother, grandmother, sister and even maid. His breakthrough in the arts community came in 1923 when one of his works, The Mansard Roof, was purchased by the Brooklyn Museum for $100. The majority of his paintings dealt with his vision of contemporary American life. He passed away in 1967.