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Edward Hopper's most famous paintings

The top 3 according to 88 votes from people: Automat · Early Sunday Morning · Chop Suey. (Updated Oct 6, 2021.)

Hopper's best-known images of American solitude, from Nighthawks to Chop Suey, as picked by ARTnews, Daily Art and other art guides.

Hannah Lloyd · · 17 items · 88 votes · 1 comment

Top 17

  1. 1

    Automat

    1927. A woman alone with a cup of coffee.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 0

    9
  2. 2

    Early Sunday Morning

    1930. An empty street of shopfronts.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 1

    8
  3. 3

    Chop Suey

    1929. Two women in a restaurant; sold for $91.9 million in 2018.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 2

    6
  4. 4

    Office at Night

    1940. A boss and a secretary working late.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  5. 5

    House by the Railroad

    1925. The first painting to enter MoMA's collection.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  6. 6

    Nighthawks

    1942. Four figures in a lit diner at night. Art Institute of Chicago.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  7. 7

    Gas

    1940. A lonely petrol station at dusk.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  8. 8

    New York Movie

    1939. An usherette lost in thought in a cinema.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  9. 9

    Room in New York

    1932. A couple together but apart.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  10. 10

    Morning Sun

    1952. A woman sitting on a bed in the sunlight.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  11. 11

    Lighthouse at Two Lights

    1929. A Maine lighthouse in bright sun.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  12. 12

    Office in a Small City

    1953. A man at his desk above the city.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  13. 13

    Hotel Room

    1931. A woman reading on a hotel bed. Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  14. 14

    Summertime

    1943. A woman on a doorstep in a summer dress.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  15. 15

    People in the Sun

    1960. Sunbathers facing an empty landscape.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  16. 16

    Rooms by the Sea

    1951. A door that opens straight onto the sea.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  17. 17

    Cape Cod Evening

    1939. A couple and a dog outside their house.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0

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Ben W.

Nighthawks is the obvious pick but Morning Sun hits harder for me

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