Edward Hopper

Study for Pennsylvania Coal Town
1947

Charcoal sketch of a person sweeping the front porch of a traditional house with prominent windows and a dark doorway. The drawing style is loose and expressive, capturing the shadows and light play on the building's facade and the figure's movement.

Charcoal sketch of a person sweeping the front porch of a traditional house with prominent windows and a dark doorway. The drawing style is loose and expressive, capturing the shadows and light play on the building's facade and the figure's movement.

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Date
1947

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk and charcoal on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 15 1/16in. (28.3 × 38.3 cm)

Accession number
70.229

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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artworks/1656

Edward Hopper
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