Edward Hopper

The Lion at Play

1896

A large lion crouches and paws at a small snake on dry ground.
A large lion crouches and paws at a small snake on dry ground.

Edward Hopper, The Lion at Play, 1896. Watercolor on paper, sheet (Irregular): 4 1/4 × 6 5/8 in. (10.8 × 16.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.1558.72. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1896

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 4 1/4 × 6 5/8 in. (10.8 × 16.8 cm)

Accession number
70.1558.72

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

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

API
artworks/31325



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