EDWARD HOPPER 1882-1967
Eleven a.m 1926
oil on canvas 71.3 x 91.6cm
common elements-
- nude female- after his marriage in 1924, he used only a single model. all female figures bear characteristics of his wife. American society strongly influenced by women
- curtains
- picture frame
- given a sense of what time it is
- calm picture, curtains NOT moving-->static picture
- enjoying the sun touching her skin
- face turned away from the audience and the object/s she gazes at is hidden. Only she can see what she is looking at which holds the viewer at a distance and therefore only seeing a part of what is happening
- tiny glimpse of the city outside and also a slightly open curtain which leads the audience into another room
- sense of mystery- no origin point and outside our field of perception- make the audience gaze into the picture, the subject of the work but the subject wont gaze back
oil on canvas 71.3 x 91.6cm
common elements-
- nude female- after his marriage in 1924, he used only a single model. all female figures bear characteristics of his wife. American society strongly influenced by women
- curtains
- picture frame
- given a sense of what time it is
- calm picture, curtains NOT moving-->static picture
- enjoying the sun touching her skin
- face turned away from the audience and the object/s she gazes at is hidden. Only she can see what she is looking at which holds the viewer at a distance and therefore only seeing a part of what is happening
- tiny glimpse of the city outside and also a slightly open curtain which leads the audience into another room
- sense of mystery- no origin point and outside our field of perception- make the audience gaze into the picture, the subject of the work but the subject wont gaze back
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