Edward Hopper

Study for Hotel by a Railroad
1952

Pencil sketch of a man in profile view, standing and holding a cup with both hands near his chest. The man appears contemplative or focused, with a bald head and wearing a vest over a shirt with rolled-up sleeves and trousers. The artist's signature, "Edward Hopper," and the title "Sketch for Hotel by Railroad" are handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Pencil sketch of a man in profile view, standing and holding a cup with both hands near his chest. The man appears contemplative or focused, with a bald head and wearing a vest over a shirt with rolled-up sleeves and trousers. The artist's signature, "Edward Hopper," and the title "Sketch for Hotel by Railroad" are handwritten at the bottom of the page.

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Date
1952

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 × 12in. (48.3 × 30.5 cm)

Accession number
70.874

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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artworks/25535

Edward Hopper
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