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Girl at a Sewing Machine, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Hopper, Edward 1882-1967  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Thyssen Bornemisza Museum Villahermosa Palace, Paseo del Prado, 8 Madrid Spain
Date:
1921-1922
Notes:
Troyen, Carol, et al., "Edward Hopper," Boston: MFA Publications, 2007, cat. 15.
Wagstaff, Sheena, ed., "Edward Hopper," London: Tate Publishing, 2004.
Llorens, Tomas, Maria del Mar Borobia and Concha Vela, "Guide of the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum," Madrid: Fundacion Coleccion Thyssen-Bornemisza, 1994, no. 595.
Levin, Gail, "Edward Hopper: the art and the artist," New York: W.W. Norton, 1980, pl. 158.
Summary:
A girl with long, brown hair is seated at a sewing machine where she is sewing a pale-colored dress. She faces the window and a dresser and mirror are behind her. The wall are bright orange or red.
Topic:
Figure female--Knee length  Search this
Occupation--Domestic--Sewing  Search this
Object--Other--Sewing Tool  Search this
Architecture interior--Domestic  Search this
Architecture interior--Detail--Window  Search this
Control number:
IAP 68010049
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_376892