Edward Hopper

(Study of a Man Saying Grace before a Turkey Dinner)
1899

A pen and ink drawing on paper depicting a caricatured figure with hands pressed together in a gesture of prayer or pleading. The figure has exaggerated facial features and is seated at a table with a plate, a chicken leg, and salt and pepper shakers. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.

A pen and ink drawing on paper depicting a caricatured figure with hands pressed together in a gesture of prayer or pleading. The figure has exaggerated facial features and is seated at a table with a plate, a chicken leg, and salt and pepper shakers. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 13/16in. (18.4 × 14.8 cm)

Accession number
70.1559.101

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/21607

Edward Hopper
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