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Office in a Small City

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Office in a Small City
ArtistEdward Hopper Edit this on Wikidata
Year1953
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions71.1 cm (28.0 in) × 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 488730

Office in a Small City is a 1953 oil painting by the American realist painter Edward Hopper. It is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]

The painting depicts a man sitting in a corner office surveying the cityscape outdoors. The painting depicts loneliness and beauty in a uniquely stark yet pleasing fashion, a common theme amongst Hopper's works. It was described by Hopper's wife, Josephine, as "the man in concrete wall."

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  1. ^ "Office in a Small City". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved October 10, 2018.