Painting by Edward Hopper

Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper. The painting has been described as Hopper's best-known work and is one of the most recognizable paintings in American art. Classified as part of the American Realism movement, within months of its completion, it was sold to the Art Institute of Chicago for $3,000 (equivalent to $57,730 in 2024).