Edward Hopper

(Study of Guards Smoking)
1906–1907

A sketch on aged paper featuring a series of cartoonish figures in what appears to be military attire. On the left, a character with a large nose is saluting, with smoke or steam rising from the head. In the center, two figures stand side by side, one facing forward and the other with their back turned, both wearing long coats and hats. To the right, a solitary figure stands near a bridge, also in a long coat and hat, with a stylized landscape in the background. The drawing style is loose and expressive, with an emphasis on caricature.

A sketch on aged paper featuring a series of cartoonish figures in what appears to be military attire. On the left, a character with a large nose is saluting, with smoke or steam rising from the head. In the center, two figures stand side by side, one facing forward and the other with their back turned, both wearing long coats and hats. To the right, a solitary figure stands near a bridge, also in a long coat and hat, with a stylized landscape in the background. The drawing style is loose and expressive, with an emphasis on caricature.

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Date
1906–1907

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper(recto and verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 15/16 × 12 7/8in. (25.2 × 32.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1555.15a-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

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Edward Hopper
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