Cape Cod Evening

This piece is called Cape Cod Evening by Edward Hopper. Hopper made many sketches before painting this piece. I chose this sketch because this was the second to last sketch before he created his final sketch. I know this because in his first sketch he didn't have the women in the piece and it was very rough without any details, here the sketch is a bit rough but there are a bit more details and the woman is there, and in the final sketch there were more details and a lot cleaner than it was before.
He created this piece in 1939. The medium for the sketch was fabricated chalk on paper. He didn't use real models in this piece, but he did base it off of places he has been and people he has seen at Cape Cod. I chose the painting because I thought it was a couple spending some time together on a lovely sunny day outside with their dog. But apparently this was not Hopper's intent because it has a darker meaning to it. The couple are actually self-absorbed and aren't acknowledging each other's presence. The house looks well kept but the grass is not well maintained and overgrown (I on the other hand thought it looked nice and cheery).