A pencil sketch of a man walking while hiding a knife behind his back on lined paper.

Edward Hopper

(Study of a Man in Overalls Wielding a Knife and Sketches of Heads)

1895–1899

Not on view

3,151 works in the collection
68 exhibitions

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Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (25.1 × 19.8 cm)

Accession number
70.1553.151

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/22562

Part of a series:
(203 Drawings)
204 works

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A hooded figure in a long robe stands with folded arms and bare feet in a pen sketch.

Several quick ink sketches of soldiers in tall hats and assorted hat and boot studies.

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Several pen sketches of small boats and masts arranged on a blank sheet.

Several quick ink sketches showing a person rowing a boat, a running figure, a horse, and a woman standing.