Round 5: Tossup 14

13 vignettes recreating paintings by this artist make up Gustav Deutsch’s film Shirley: Visions of Reality. Abraham Polonsky directed DOP George Barnes to ape an exhibition by this artist for their film Force of Evil. The color scheme of the flat in Shallow Grave was inspired by this artist’s painting Hotel Lobby. Among the paintings by this artist that David Lynch recreated (15[1])in season 3 of Twin Peaks is one in which a woman closes a file cabinet in an (*) “Office at (10[1])Night.” (10[1])This artist was struck by the idea for his painting Intermission while watching a film with his wife Jo Nivison. The Bates Motel was modeled on this artist’s painting House by the Railroad. This artist sketched halls of the Palace Theatre to prepare for a painting of a blonde usherette. For 10 points, name this artist who influenced film noir via paintings like New York Movie and Nighthawks. ■END■

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