Edward Hopper

(Study of a Sailboat in Rough and Rocky Water)
1895–1899

A pencil sketch on lined paper depicting two sailboats in the distance with their sails partially raised. In the foreground, a large, overturned bottle with a ship inside it is half-buried in the sand, suggesting a message in a bottle or ship in a bottle concept. The paper shows signs of aging with its yellowed color and worn edges.

A pencil sketch on lined paper depicting two sailboats in the distance with their sails partially raised. In the foreground, a large, overturned bottle with a ship inside it is half-buried in the sand, suggesting a message in a bottle or ship in a bottle concept. The paper shows signs of aging with its yellowed color and worn edges.

Not on view

Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 5 3/16 × 8in. (13.2 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
70.1563.1

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/22208

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

View artist