Edward Hopper

Recto:

(Study of a Naval Battle)

Verso:

(Stufy of a Sailboat)

1895–1899

Two tall sailing ships exchange cannon fire, smoke billowing between them on calm water.
Two tall sailing ships exchange cannon fire, smoke billowing between them on calm water.
Recto
A sailboat with tall white sails and two small figures sailing across green and blue waters.
Verso

Not on view

Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and watercolor on paper (recto); Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 3 7/16 × 4 in. (8.7 × 10.2 cm)

Accession number
70.1558.68a-b

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

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

API
artworks/31324

Part of a series:
(100 drawings)
99 works

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Woman in a red sketch striking a leaning dance pose surrounded by swirling lines, captioned "Dancing Egyptian."
Two pencil profile sketches of men wearing hats, the right figure labeled "Pierre".
A pencil sketch of a monkey gripping and hanging from a vertical rope, with nearby head sketches.
Rough pencil sketch of a bearded man's profile labeled "JUDAS" among abstract figures and a cross.
A cowboy wearing a wide hat and bandolier stands in the desert pointing two pistols forward.
A sketch of a brown horse head wearing a bridle and lead rope.

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection, 68 exhibitions

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