Edward Hopper

(Study of a Seated Woman Reading)
1899–1906

A detailed pen sketch on aged, yellowed paper depicting a seated woman in profile, focused on her knitting. She wears a long dress with a high collar and her hair is styled up. The chair's backrest is lightly sketched, and the paper has a torn edge on the right side.
A detailed pen sketch on aged, yellowed paper depicting a seated woman in profile, focused on her knitting. She wears a long dress with a high collar and her hair is styled up. The chair's backrest is lightly sketched, and the paper has a torn edge on the right side.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and graphite pencil on board

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 17 3/8 × 14 5/8in. (44.1 × 37.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1560.167

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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