Edward Hopper

Holy Stoning (sailors on ship's deck)
1892–1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting two figures holystoning a ship's deck, with one person kneeling and scrubbing the deck while the other stands and sweeps. A bucket and a pair of boots are also visible on the deck, and the word "HOLYSTONING" is handwritten at the bottom.

Pencil sketch on tan paper depicting two figures holystoning a ship's deck, with one person kneeling and scrubbing the deck while the other stands and sweeps. A bucket and a pair of boots are also visible on the deck, and the word "HOLYSTONING" is handwritten at the bottom.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 4 5/8 × 6 1/4in. (11.7 × 15.9 cm)

Accession number
70.1561.145

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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