Edward Hopper

(Study of a Man Sailing with Sailboat in Background)
1895–1899

A sketch on tan paper depicting a person sailing a small boat with a large sail, tilting due to the wind, with another smaller sailboat in the background on the right. The drawing is done with simple, expressive lines, and the water is indicated with minimal wavy lines.

A sketch on tan paper depicting a person sailing a small boat with a large sail, tilting due to the wind, with another smaller sailboat in the background on the right. The drawing is done with simple, expressive lines, and the water is indicated with minimal wavy lines.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 5 × 4in. (12.7 × 10.2 cm)

Accession number
70.1561.93

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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