Edward Hopper

(Study of a Large Ship at Sea)
1898

A pen and ink drawing of a steamship at sea with smoke trailing from its stacks. The ship is detailed with portholes and various structures on deck, and a flag is flying from a tall mast. The sea is depicted with wavy lines, and the sky is adorned with light cloud sketches. The artist's signature, "E. Hopper '96," is visible in the bottom left corner.

A pen and ink drawing of a steamship at sea with smoke trailing from its stacks. The ship is detailed with portholes and various structures on deck, and a flag is flying from a tall mast. The sea is depicted with wavy lines, and the sky is adorned with light cloud sketches. The artist's signature, "E. Hopper '96," is visible in the bottom left corner.

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Date
1898

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 8 15/16in. (9.5 × 22.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1556.26

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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