A Sense of Place

Title: Psychodrama
Artist: Edward Hopper
Date: 1927

Title: The Rehearsal
Artist: Edgar Degas
Date: 1875

Describe the moods of the two paintings:

In the painting "Psychodrama " by Edward Hopper the mood is...

- quiet

- peaceful

- lonely

- a little colofrul around the person and around her it seems lifeless

In the painting "The Rehearsal" by Edgar Degas the mood is...

- full of life

- musical

- a happy ambiance

- bright

- energetic

SOME famous paintings

Nighthawks
- Find out who made it and where they are from?

This artist is Edward Hopper and lived from 1882 to 1967. It was made in 1942. He is to be known as to the first significant American painter in twentieth century art. His art is the "New Realism". Edward Hopper spent years in France before moving to the United States and developed his new techniques.

- What is the painting about?
The scene was inspired by a restaurant in New York's Greenwich Village. When he made this painting the light of the restaurant is the only one left still burning in the sleeping city.