Edward Hopper

Study for First Row Orchestra
1951

A sketch on a yellowish paper featuring an abstract representation of a figure seated in a room with tall vertical lines suggesting windows or tall structures. Below the sketch, there are handwritten mathematical calculations and numbers. The paper has a rough texture and the edges appear slightly worn.

A sketch on a yellowish paper featuring an abstract representation of a figure seated in a room with tall vertical lines suggesting windows or tall structures. Below the sketch, there are handwritten mathematical calculations and numbers. The paper has a rough texture and the edges appear slightly worn.

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Date
1951

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Accession number
70.154

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Edward Hopper
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