Edward Hopper

(Study of a Figure Sitting on Steps)
c. 1900

A dark, moody artwork depicting a shadowy figure seated on a curb by a water puddle, with a bicycle lying on the ground nearby. The scene is set in an urban alleyway with stairs and buildings, rendered in a rough, expressive style with heavy use of black and brown tones, and highlights in white.
A dark, moody artwork depicting a shadowy figure seated on a curb by a water puddle, with a bicycle lying on the ground nearby. The scene is set in an urban alleyway with stairs and buildings, rendered in a rough, expressive style with heavy use of black and brown tones, and highlights in white.

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Date
c. 1900

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink, opaque watercolor, and charcoal on board (recto); Pen and ink, opaque watercolor, and graphite pencil on board (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2in. (17.5 × 16.5 cm)

Accession number
70.1568.3a-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/22105

Edward Hopper
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