Edward Hopper

Study for Girlie Show
1941

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a futuristic train-like vehicle in motion, with speed lines indicating rapid movement. The vehicle has a sleek, streamlined design with a pointed front and what appears to be windows or panels on the side.

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a futuristic train-like vehicle in motion, with speed lines indicating rapid movement. The vehicle has a sleek, streamlined design with a pointed front and what appears to be windows or panels on the side.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/16 × 7 1/4in. (11.3 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
70.138

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/2020

Edward Hopper
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