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Stuart G

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21. Nighthawks is linked below. Post 20, and here too... it is link to the picture..

Wed Nov 14, 2018, 09:08 PM

Nov 2018

Nighthawks is a 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that portrays people sitting in a downtown diner late at night. It is Hopper's most famous work and is one of the most recognizable paintings in American art. Within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute of Chicago for $3,000, (25,000 in today's money) and has remained there ever since. I would say it is also worth 90 million or more..(I have seen it many times at the Institute)

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https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks

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Edward Hopper Painting Sells for $91.9 Million, Setting New Record for American Art [View all] DonViejo Nov 2018 OP

"Chop Suey" is one of my favorite paintings. madaboutharry Nov 2018 #1

Also "Nighthawks", which came later but his style and subject matter remained consistent. brush Nov 2018 #9

Nighthawks is linked below. Post 20, and here too... it is link to the picture.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #21

I've seen it there, too. MineralMan Nov 2018 #36

Who says Liberal Arts degrees don't pay off? Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #2

+5 appalachiablue Nov 2018 #16

Liberal Arts? Maybe Fine Arts if the artist were still alive, or Art Appreciation... brush Nov 2018 #22

I've always loved the colors in that piece... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3

Amazing Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #4

Yes, I appreciate it when wealthy collectors TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #8

Wow TuxedoKat Nov 2018 #5

Now, there's a bubble. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 #6

The novel, A tree Grows in Brooklyn irisblue Nov 2018 #7

So "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was written about fifteen years after "Chop Suey" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #10

Or possible memories of being young and hard times irisblue Nov 2018 #11

Indeed it is a beautiful painting Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #13

Looking closely at the picture irisblue Nov 2018 #14

That picture is a treasure. It memorializes a time in America when those old gas pumps existed. CTyankee Nov 2018 #37

My grandfather had a similar "country store" with gas pumps Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #38

Edward Hopper is, hands down, my favorite American artist. Aristus Nov 2018 #12

You sure "Boy and Moon" is by Harper? brush Nov 2018 #23

It's a Hopper, all right. Aristus Nov 2018 #24

One correction...I believe your last one is titled "Corn Hill" Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #39

Thank you. Aristus Nov 2018 #40

No problem! Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #41

We previewed the sale at Christies last weekend. GumboYaYa Nov 2018 #15

How big is it, appx? Mosby Nov 2018 #17

It is not that big for such a monumental work. GumboYaYa Nov 2018 #18

K and R...92 million??????? Stuart G Nov 2018 #19

"Nighthawks" Chicago Art Institute..I've seen it many times..hit link, (incredible picture) Stuart G Nov 2018 #20

People will be marveling at 'Night Hawks' for the next thousand years. Aristus Nov 2018 #25

Yes, I see your point.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #26

There was one interpretation I found rather amusing. Aristus Nov 2018 #30

Yes, I know that interpretation and I see the logic... CTyankee Nov 2018 #32

That's fine. It's his painting. Aristus Nov 2018 #34

When I wrote my essay on this work I titled it "No Exit." CTyankee Nov 2018 #35

I haven't seen this painting in forever. badhair77 Nov 2018 #27

Hopper estate's take -- zero. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2018 #28

I saw this Hopper at the Whitney ... kwassa Nov 2018 #29

This is a marvelous painting. The colors are just exciting and wonderful. CTyankee Nov 2018 #31

Now we see where Trump's Billionaire Tax Cut is being invested. lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #33

I don't get it? What makes it so great? Blue_Tires Nov 2018 #42

The owner had promised it to the Seattle Art Museum along with 65 works in his collection maxsolomon Nov 2018 #43