Edward Hopper

(Study of a Sailboat Towed by Truck)
1892–1895

A sketch on aged paper depicting two whimsical vehicles: one is a sailboat with wheels, complete with a large sail and a person at the helm, and the other is a wheeled cart with a steamboat-like paddle wheel at the rear, emitting a small puff of smoke. The drawing has a playful and inventive quality, suggesting motion on land rather than water. The paper has some tears and creases, indicating it may be an old document.

A sketch on aged paper depicting two whimsical vehicles: one is a sailboat with wheels, complete with a large sail and a person at the helm, and the other is a wheeled cart with a steamboat-like paddle wheel at the rear, emitting a small puff of smoke. The drawing has a playful and inventive quality, suggesting motion on land rather than water. The paper has some tears and creases, indicating it may be an old document.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 7/8 × 7 7/8in. (25.1 × 20 cm)

Accession number
70.1605.87

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

API
artworks/31604

Edward Hopper
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