Edward Hopper

Study for Hotel Lobby
1942

Sketch on tan paper depicting an interior scene with several figures seated and one standing. The drawing is rendered in loose, expressive lines, suggesting a casual or preliminary study. The room features a large window or glass door, furniture, and hanging lamps, with an emphasis on the play of light and shadow.

Sketch on tan paper depicting an interior scene with several figures seated and one standing. The drawing is rendered in loose, expressive lines, suggesting a casual or preliminary study. The room features a large window or glass door, furniture, and hanging lamps, with an emphasis on the play of light and shadow.

Not on view

Date
1942

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
70.118

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

API
artworks/2696

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