The interpretation of 'Eleven a.m.'

The female in the painting seems like she does not need to work for a living as she is at home in the late morning, implying that she is financially secure. She is not dressed which implies that she does not have to uphold household duties with servants. At first, it seems that this room might be a hotel room, but the books on the table in the foreground identify this room as personal and possibly as a bedroom. The messy sheets imply some disorder in her life. The darkened lamp and drapes seem to reference the night. The empty chair in the foreground implies that someone is missing in this picture and it seems like she is watching that same person on the street below.

The woman's pose is not that of a completely independent, highly sexual woman because of her pensive and closed form. The pose appears naturla as she folds her arms on her knees as she watches something out the window. Her pose seems relaxed, as though no one is watching her, and reveals a subtle sexuality as her body is partially hidden. But, a different reading of her complete nudity could be of her as overtly sexual. The shoes on her feet draw attention to her nudity, but also seem to symbolise that she is ready to leave the situation that she is in - to take up a journey. The simplicity of the room seems impersonal, like she does not spend much time in the apartment. To me, it seems like she is involved in an affair and has just bid her lover goodbye. Her promiscuity and involvement in such a relationship reflects the popular belief of the time that young women were overly sexual and out of control. But her independence reflects another view of women at this time, and may have been influenced by Hopper's strong role model of his wife. My sentence for the upcoming design would be:

The calm, resolute actress reached her decision to leave their plain meeting place and return to the freedoms of the city.