Edward Hopper

Blithdale Romance
1895–1899

Pencil sketch on aged paper featuring two figures in a rowboat, with one seated at the stern and the other standing midship with a pole, possibly navigating shallow waters. A rough sketch of a man's face is in the upper right corner. The artist's signature, "Whistler," is inscribed at the bottom right.

Pencil sketch on aged paper featuring two figures in a rowboat, with one seated at the stern and the other standing midship with a pole, possibly navigating shallow waters. A rough sketch of a man's face is in the upper right corner. The artist's signature, "Whistler," is inscribed at the bottom right.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 7 5/8 × 11 1/16in. (19.4 × 28.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1563.91a-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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