Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night, as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape. Edward Hopper, 1942 — painted at 60. Canvas and oil paint. 84.1 × 152.4 cm. In the Art Institute of Chicago. American realism. Wiki link