Edward Hopper

(Study of a Potted Plant with Watering Can)
1892–1895

A pencil sketch on lined yellow notepaper depicting a potted plant with sprawling vines next to a watering can. The drawing is detailed, showing the texture of the pot and the delicate tendrils of the plant. The top edge of the paper is frayed, indicating it may have been torn from a notebook.

A pencil sketch on lined yellow notepaper depicting a potted plant with sprawling vines next to a watering can. The drawing is detailed, showing the texture of the pot and the delicate tendrils of the plant. The top edge of the paper is frayed, indicating it may have been torn from a notebook.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 6 1/16 × 3 13/16in. (15.4 × 9.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1563.19

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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Edward Hopper
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