Edward Hopper

(Sketches of a Woman Reading, Hand Holding Book, Man's Head, and Ear)
1899–1906

A sketch on tan paper featuring a roughly drawn woman in a dress with a hat, alongside separate sketches of a face in profile and a hand holding a book. The lines are expressive and gestural, capturing the essence of the subjects with minimal detail.
A sketch on tan paper featuring a roughly drawn woman in a dress with a hat, alongside separate sketches of a face in profile and a hand holding a book. The lines are expressive and gestural, capturing the essence of the subjects with minimal detail.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 × 5 1/16in. (20.3 × 12.9 cm)

Accession number
70.1605.8

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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artworks/31528

Edward Hopper
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