Edward Hopper

Dancing Bacchante
1900–1906

A charcoal sketch on textured paper depicting the back view of a standing female figure, possibly a dancer, with her left arm extended. The figure's hair is up, and the drawing is detailed with shading and contour lines. The bottom of the artwork includes handwritten text that reads "Dancing Bacchante."

A charcoal sketch on textured paper depicting the back view of a standing female figure, possibly a dancer, with her left arm extended. The figure's hair is up, and the drawing is detailed with shading and contour lines. The bottom of the artwork includes handwritten text that reads "Dancing Bacchante."

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Date
1900–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil with fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 6 1/4 × 4 13/16in. (15.9 × 12.2 cm)

Accession number
70.1560.116

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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