Edward Hopper

(Study of a Sailboat at Sea)
1892–1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat with two sails on wavy water, under a sky with radiating lines suggesting sunlight or sunset. The edges of the paper are slightly torn, and there's a small brown stain near the sun.

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat with two sails on wavy water, under a sky with radiating lines suggesting sunlight or sunset. The edges of the paper are slightly torn, and there's a small brown stain near the sun.

Not on view

Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 4 5/8 × 6 7/8in. (11.7 × 17.5 cm)

Accession number
70.1563.24

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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