Edward Hopper

(Study of Sphinx)

1895–1899

A reclining Egyptian sphinx statue with a striped headdress resting on a decorated pedestal.
A reclining Egyptian sphinx statue with a striped headdress resting on a decorated pedestal.

Edward Hopper, (Study of Sphinx), 1895–1899. Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper, sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (11.4 × 14.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.1561.9a-b. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (11.4 × 14.6 cm)

Accession number
70.1561.9a-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/31335



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