Edward Hopper is a famous American realist painter, who was able to express the feelings and sentiments of everyday life in his oil on canvas art. Hence, Room in Brooklyn (1932) showcases what life was like for many Americans during the Great Depression by means of a solitary female figure.
At first glance, one depicts a woman, sitting with her back turned towards the viewer and overlooking a tall red brick building through a glass window. The woman, who has short black hair, is seated in a rocking chair on the left corner of the painting. Both her elbows are resting on the arms of the chair and her head is tilted forward and lightly bowed conveying a certain loss. She is wearing a long conservative navy blue dress. The woman is sitting in a very simple room that contains few furniture pieces. There is a brown table covered with an elegant blue tablecloth as well as a tall white vase with potted grass and pink flowers to the left of the painting. Moreover, behind the woman, there is either half a bed or half a table covered with a dark red cloth. The lightly painted white-grey wall, framed with brown trim along with the floor - that also goes along with the brown table and brown chair - confirm the simplicity of the room’s design and its furniture. …show more content…
The glass window, separated into three parts due to the brown window boarders, gives the observer a great view from the woman’s apartment. The view may suggest that she is on the very top floor of her building, or at least that she is situated a little higher than the building in front of
At first glance, one depicts a woman, sitting with her back turned towards the viewer and overlooking a tall red brick building through a glass window. The woman, who has short black hair, is seated in a rocking chair on the left corner of the painting. Both her elbows are resting on the arms of the chair and her head is tilted forward and lightly bowed conveying a certain loss. She is wearing a long conservative navy blue dress. The woman is sitting in a very simple room that contains few furniture pieces. There is a brown table covered with an elegant blue tablecloth as well as a tall white vase with potted grass and pink flowers to the left of the painting. Moreover, behind the woman, there is either half a bed or half a table covered with a dark red cloth. The lightly painted white-grey wall, framed with brown trim along with the floor - that also goes along with the brown table and brown chair - confirm the simplicity of the room’s design and its furniture. …show more content…
The glass window, separated into three parts due to the brown window boarders, gives the observer a great view from the woman’s apartment. The view may suggest that she is on the very top floor of her building, or at least that she is situated a little higher than the building in front of