Type: Oil on canvas
Canvas Size: 81.3 x 96.5 cm
Owned By: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth
© Estate of Edward Hopper

What is it with Hopper and interiors? Those caught within his walls look as though they are forever preserved in aspic.

The windows in Chop Suey are boundaries, keeping our attention within the interior. What is without we can't even say for it remains unnamed geometrical shapes. The heavily made-up woman seems to look beyond her companion, at us, the viewers, whilst those in the background are in a world of their own which we can't reach.

The two nearest us wear typical 1920s cloche hats.

There is something seductive about the woman with the brash make-up. Her red lipstick is only matched by the red of the sign.

It is typical Hopper as so much can be read into the painting. That's what makes his work so intriguing.

Random Hopper Fact
After attending the New York School of Art (the Chase School), Hopper did commercial illustrative work.

Where Is The Painting Now?
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth.

Edward Hopper exhibition posters @ ebay.com (direct link to exhibition posters) - they do come onto the market from time to time and usually look out of this world - imagine one framed on your wall!

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