Edward Hopper

Recto:

(Lettering Studies for "The Raven" and Other Works)

Verso:

Book VII, The Raven

c. 1903

Several ink sketches of heads, hands, and facial expressions scattered across a blank page.
Several ink sketches of heads, hands, and facial expressions scattered across a blank page.
Recto
Title page sketch showing 'The Raven by E.A. Poe' lettering with ink sketches and decorative heads.
Verso

Not on view

Date
c. 1903

Classification
Drawings

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

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/16 × 11 1/4 in. (36 × 28.6 cm)

Accession number
70.1565.49a-b

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

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

API
artworks/22051

Part of a series:
(78 drawings)
68 works

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Charcoal sketches showing two legs, a bearded head, and a bent arm on a sheet of paper.
Seated bearded classical figure sketch holding a book while entwining his long beard.
Hand-lettered title "Darts of Cupid" and a philosophical paragraph surrounded by scattered ink figure sketches.
Pencil perspective sketches and small figure studies with the caption "Balanced Composition" at bottom right.
Man in a coat stands playing a piano while several quick head and figure sketches surround him.
Several ink figure sketches show nude models in varied seated, standing, and reclining poses on paper.
Pencil sketch of a standing person holding a long pole across their shoulders, wearing apron and loose pants.
Standing male anatomical sketch showing muscle structure with one arm raised toward the head.

Edward Hopper
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