| Office in a Small City | |
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| Artist | Edward Hopper |
| Year | 1953 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Dimensions | 28 in × 40 in |
| 71 cm × 102 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 |
Office in a Small City was done in a post-war culture of the American business in the mid-20th century. The painting reflects the vastness of the city and the starkness and loneliness of the American life. The painting gives the sense of an isolated, lonely office, where the office worker is sitting there daydreaming, isolated physically and emotionally from the rest of the world. The office itself is isolated by elevating it in the air. The use of window in this painting portrays the feature of waiting or daydreaming.
About the Painter
Edward Hopper, one of America’s best loved artists, was born in the small city of Nyack in 1882. He studied illustration from New York State school before switching to New York Art School in 1901. Here, he studied under American realist, Robert Henri. Edward’s work had cinematic quality that influenced many Hollywood directors, including Todd Haynes and Alfred Hitchcock. His paintings reflected the mood and feel of the twentieth century. His most popular work, The House by the Railroad gained him much popularity all over the world.