Edward Hopper

(Study of Draped Cloth)
1899–1906

A detailed pencil drawing on aged paper featuring a crumpled piece of fabric or paper with intricate folds and shadows, creating a sense of depth. The background consists of dark pencil shading on the left and blank space on the right, with a small, lightly sketched eye near the bottom left corner. The paper has uneven edges and shows signs of wear, with a yellowed adhesive tape on the right side.
A detailed pencil drawing on aged paper featuring a crumpled piece of fabric or paper with intricate folds and shadows, creating a sense of depth. The background consists of dark pencil shading on the left and blank space on the right, with a small, lightly sketched eye near the bottom left corner. The paper has uneven edges and shows signs of wear, with a yellowed adhesive tape on the right side.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite and opaque watercolor on paper (recto); Fabricated chalk on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 1/8 × 9 1/2in. (30.8 × 24.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1560.118a-b

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

API
artworks/10125

Edward Hopper
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