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Sold at Christie’s in 2018 for a record-breaking $92 million, Chop Suey (1929) is universally recognized as one of Edward Hopper’s most iconic and haunting modern masterworks. Painted during the height of the Roaring Twenties, the scene depicts a second-story Chinese restaurant—a trendy, inexpensive dining phenomenon popular among young working women in 1920s New York City. Two women in cloche hats sit across a white table, illuminated by a flood of crisp sunlight pouring through a large window. Beyond the window, the bold red and yellow vertical “CHOP SUEY” neon sign hangs prominently against the street facade. Hopper masterfully uses sharp diagonal light, rich color contrasts, and subtle facial modeling to explore themes of social connection, modern independence, and quiet urban isolation.
Studio Craftsmanship & Quality Highlights
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100% Hand-Painted: Crafted entirely by hand by veteran master artists at Dafen Village Studio using traditional oil layering, clean structural edge control, and precise light-and-shadow value modeling.
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Texture & Fidelity: Expert rendering of the bright red-and-yellow neon sign, white tablecloth highlights, dark green coat values, and soft facial expressions faithfully reproduces Hopper’s original masterpiece.
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Archival Materials: Painted with professional-grade oil pigments on heavy-duty, acid-free linen canvas to ensure lifelong color preservation and structural stability.
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Museum Quality: Strict quality assurance ensuring accurate proportion scaling ($96.5 \times 81\text{ cm}$ vertical aspect ratio), vibrant color balance, and authentic 1920s American Realist atmosphere.
Recommended Space Placement
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Residential: Ideal focal statement piece for dining rooms, gourmet kitchen nooks, modern living room feature walls, or private home studies.
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Commercial: Brings historical prestige, urban sophistication, and 1920s culinary nostalgia to boutique restaurants, luxury hotel dining lounges, urban cafes, and fine art galleries.
5. Product Specifications
Feature Details Title Chop Suey Artist Edward Hopper Original Date 1929 Art Style Social Realism / American Realism / Urban Modernism Genre Genre Painting / Urban Interior Scene Production Method 100% Hand-Painted Reproduction Medium Artist-grade Oil on Archival Linen Canvas Dimensions $96.5 \times 81\text{ cm}$ ($38 \times 31.9\text{ in.}$) (Custom size options available) Location of Original Private Collection (Barney A. Ebsworth Collection) Shipping Format Rolled in heavy-duty tube (Stretching & Framing available upon request) 
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