Edward Hopper: People are not the Center

 When people do appear in Edward Hopper's paintings, they are almost incidental.  

Familiar themes of city buildings, looking through windows at light.  And aloneness.

New York Pavements, 1924-25.  oil on canvas

New York Restaurant.  1922.  oil on canvas.

Room in Brooklyn, 1932.  oil on canvas.

Night Windows, 1928.  oil on canvas.