I went to the Edward Hopper exhibit at the Whitney today. I've always liked Hopper, especially how he captured a certain era of New York with his use of color and light. This painting is not of New York. It is the 1909 "Le Bistro or The Wine Shop" which is a Parisian scene. The picture lacks two things...numerous people as might have been seen on a Paris afternoon and no food on the table. Wine glasses, bottles and pitchers appear regularly in Hopper's works, as do eating establishments, but hardly ever does food appear.

I stepped closer to the picture to get a better look to confirm a hunch. The two people appear to be sharing a bottle of rosé. Neither appears to be sporting a glittery "Rosé All Day" top. My guess is it was not a winery owned by a luxury goods company either.

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