Nighthawks is a 1942 oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper, portraying four people in a downtown diner late at night as seen through the diner's large glass window, with the light from inside illuminating an otherwise deserted urban street. Classified as part of the American Realism movement, it was sold within months of completion to the Art Institute of Chicago, where it remains, for 3,000 dollars. It is widely described as Hopper's best-known work and one of the most recognizable paintings in American art.
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Year Created LocationArt Institute of Chicago 1 Current UseHeld in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago 1 Medium
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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night, as viewed through the diner's large glass window.
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within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute of Chicago for $3,000 (equivalent to $59,110 in 2025).
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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper, portraying four people in a downtown diner late at night as seen through the diner's large glass window, with the light from inside illuminating an otherwise deserted urban street.
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Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night, as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illumi
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