Edward Hopper

(Study of a Butterfly Catcher)

1895–1899

Not on view

Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (13.3 × 9.5 cm)

Accession number
70.1558.75

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/21460

Part of a series:
(100 drawings)
99 works

Nude woman standing with one hand on her hip and looking forward.
A sketch of a person in a wide-brim hat and poncho walking and carrying a jug.
A woman sketched twice in ink, showing a close-up portrait and a full-length figure wearing a hat.
A sailor sits on deck with his face in his hands and text reads "Water, water everywhere."
Woman in a red sketch striking a leaning dance pose surrounded by swirling lines, captioned "Dancing Egyptian."
Two pencil profile sketches of men wearing hats, the right figure labeled "Pierre".
A pencil sketch of a monkey gripping and hanging from a vertical rope, with nearby head sketches.
Rough pencil sketch of a bearded man's profile labeled "JUDAS" among abstract figures and a cross.
A cowboy wearing a wide hat and bandolier stands in the desert pointing two pistols forward.
A sketch of a brown horse head wearing a bridle and lead rope.



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