Edward Hopper

(Study of a Fire Engine and Two Fire Fighters)
1892–1895

A sketch on aged paper depicting a whimsical scene with two characters and a complex machine. On the left, a figure wearing a large hat is fishing off the back of a cart-like vehicle. In the center, the vehicle is adorned with various mechanical parts, gauges, and a bird perched atop. On the right, another figure wearing a hat and a uniform stands by a large cylindrical tank emitting smoke from the top. The machine appears to be a fantastical contraption, possibly a vehicle with an assortment of attached apparatuses.

A sketch on aged paper depicting a whimsical scene with two characters and a complex machine. On the left, a figure wearing a large hat is fishing off the back of a cart-like vehicle. In the center, the vehicle is adorned with various mechanical parts, gauges, and a bird perched atop. On the right, another figure wearing a hat and a uniform stands by a large cylindrical tank emitting smoke from the top. The machine appears to be a fantastical contraption, possibly a vehicle with an assortment of attached apparatuses.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 5 3/4 × 8 13/16in. (14.6 × 22.4 cm)

Accession number
70.1563.17

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/22096

Edward Hopper
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