Edward Hopper

(Study of a Large Ship and Sailboat in Stormy Sea)
1895–1899

A sketch of a steamship at sea with smoke billowing from its stack, surrounded by dynamic, expressive line work suggesting movement and the texture of the water and sky.
A sketch of a steamship at sea with smoke billowing from its stack, surrounded by dynamic, expressive line work suggesting movement and the texture of the water and sky.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and graphite pencil on paper (recto); Graphite pencil on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/16 × 5 15/16in. (10.3 × 15.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1558.88a-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/21479

Edward Hopper
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