Girl at Sewing Machine
Painting by Edward Hopper
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Girl at Sewing Machine is an oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper, executed in 1921, now in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain. It portrays a young woman sitting at a sewing machine facing a window on a beautiful sunny day. The location appears to be New York City as is evident from the yellow bricks in the window.[1] The exterior vantage point, although present, only aids in putting the interior activity in perspective.[2]
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| Artist | Edward Hopper |
| Year | 1921 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 48 cm × 46 cm (19 in × 18 in) |
| Location | Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid |
It is one of the first of Hopper's many "window paintings". Hopper's repeated decision to pose a young woman against her sewing is said to be a commentary on solitude.[3]
The painting is the inspiration for Mary Leader's poem of the same name.[4]