Edward Hopper

(Study of a Man in Top Hat Smoking Cigarette)
1892–1895

A sketch of a profile view of a person wearing a large top hat and smoking a cigarette. The drawing is minimalistic with light coloration, primarily in the hat, hair, and a hint of pink on the figure's cheek. The background is an off-white paper.
A sketch of a profile view of a person wearing a large top hat and smoking a cigarette. The drawing is minimalistic with light coloration, primarily in the hat, hair, and a hint of pink on the figure's cheek. The background is an off-white paper.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Wax crayon on paper (recto); Wax crayon and graphite pencil on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 7 7/8in. (25.4 × 20 cm)

Accession number
70.1553.14a-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

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Edward Hopper
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