Edward Hopper

(Study of a Woman Spreading Skirt)
1899–1906

Sketch of a standing female figure in profile view, wearing a mid-length dress with a full skirt. The drawing is rendered in soft pencil or charcoal, with visible strokes and shading that suggest volume and texture. The background is a plain, lightly toned paper, and the edges of the paper are uneven, indicating it may be a page from a sketchbook or a loose sheet.
Sketch of a standing female figure in profile view, wearing a mid-length dress with a full skirt. The drawing is rendered in soft pencil or charcoal, with visible strokes and shading that suggest volume and texture. The background is a plain, lightly toned paper, and the edges of the paper are uneven, indicating it may be a page from a sketchbook or a loose sheet.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 15/16 × 9 9/16in. (30.3 × 24.3 cm)

Accession number
70.1565.12

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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