Edward Hopper

(Buildings on the Water)
c. 1904–1906

A monochromatic etching or drawing on aged, textured paper depicting a tranquil maritime scene with a sailboat on calm waters, possibly a harbor, with buildings and trees in the background. The image has a border that suggests it may have been framed or matted at some point.

A monochromatic etching or drawing on aged, textured paper depicting a tranquil maritime scene with a sailboat on calm waters, possibly a harbor, with buildings and trees in the background. The image has a border that suggests it may have been framed or matted at some point.

Not on view

Date
c. 1904–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal on paper (recto); Graphite pencil on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 3/16 × 9 11/16in. (31 × 24.6 cm)

Accession number
70.1560.102a-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/10139

Exhibitions

Edward Hopper’s New York

Oct 19, 2022–Mar 5, 2023

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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