Hopper, Edward.  Nighthawks.  1942.  Oil on canvas.  84.1 x 152.4 cm.  Art

Hopper, Edward.  Nighthawks.  1942.  Oil on canvas.  84.1 x 152.4 cm.  Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

I love this painting because it is quite influential.  It is a fairly simple painting, it is calm and serene, yet it has inspired many others to imitate and mimic it while including pop culture references as with Boulevard of Broken Dreams.  It has been appropriated many times.  I love that it evokes a specific feeling of late nights in a diner just contemplating life.