Edward Hopper

(Study of a Hunter Shooting a Bird in a Tree)
1892–1895

A pencil sketch on a beige paper depicting a medieval soldier in armor aiming a long spear at a bird perched on a leafless tree branch. The drawing is simplistic with minimal detail and shading.

A pencil sketch on a beige paper depicting a medieval soldier in armor aiming a long spear at a bird perched on a leafless tree branch. The drawing is simplistic with minimal detail and shading.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 6 11/16in. (11.4 × 17 cm)

Accession number
70.1553.26a-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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