Edward Hopper

Darts of Cupid
1899–1906

A collage of sketches and text on a cream-colored paper. The text at the top reads "DARTS of CUPID" in a bold, stylized font. Below, a poetic phrase muses on life, desire, and loss. Surrounding the text are various sketches, including a muscular figure in profile, a caricatured face with glasses, several abstract figures, and a sketch that appears to be a conceptual drawing of a room with a figure inside. The artwork has a rough, spontaneous quality, with lines and forms that suggest a stream of consciousness style.
A collage of sketches and text on a cream-colored paper. The text at the top reads "DARTS of CUPID" in a bold, stylized font. Below, a poetic phrase muses on life, desire, and loss. Surrounding the text are various sketches, including a muscular figure in profile, a caricatured face with glasses, several abstract figures, and a sketch that appears to be a conceptual drawing of a room with a figure inside. The artwork has a rough, spontaneous quality, with lines and forms that suggest a stream of consciousness style.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink and graphite pencil (recto); Pen and ink, graphite pencil and opaque watercolor on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 5/8 × 14 9/16in. (29.5 × 37 cm)

Accession number
70.1565.50a-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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artworks/31688

Edward Hopper
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