Edward Hopper

(Study of a Woman Spreading Skirt)

1899–1906

A sketch of a young ballerina standing in a tutu holding the edges of her skirt.

A sketch of a young ballerina standing in a tutu holding the edges of her skirt.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

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

Accession number
70.1565.12

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/31653

Part of a series:
(78 drawings)
68 works

Standing male nude sketch from behind with hands on hips, drawn in reddish chalk.

Several ink sketches of heads, hands, and facial expressions scattered across a blank page.

Charcoal sketches showing two legs, a bearded head, and a bent arm on a sheet of paper.

Seated bearded classical figure sketch holding a book while entwining his long beard.

Hand-lettered title "Darts of Cupid" and a philosophical paragraph surrounded by scattered ink figure sketches.

Pencil perspective sketches and small figure studies with the caption "Balanced Composition" at bottom right.

Man in a coat stands playing a piano while several quick head and figure sketches surround him.

Several ink figure sketches show nude models in varied seated, standing, and reclining poses on paper.

Pencil sketch of a standing person holding a long pole across their shoulders, wearing apron and loose pants.

Standing male anatomical sketch showing muscle structure with one arm raised toward the head.

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection, 68 exhibitions

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