Edward Hopper

(Study of a Large Ship at Sea)
1892–1895

A detailed pencil sketch of an early 20th-century steamship with two masts and three funnels on aged paper, showing the ship's profile as it sails on calm waters. The edges of the paper are slightly torn, indicating the drawing's age.
A detailed pencil sketch of an early 20th-century steamship with two masts and three funnels on aged paper, showing the ship's profile as it sails on calm waters. The edges of the paper are slightly torn, indicating the drawing's age.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10in. (20 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
70.1605.77a-b

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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