A large sheet of aged paper with pencil perspective diagrams, small figure sketches, and "Balanced composition" note.
Recto
Verso

Edward Hopper

Recto:

(Perspective Studies)

Verso:

(Sketches of Figures and Heads)

1899–1906

Not on view

3,151 works in the collection
68 exhibitions
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Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and charcoal on paper

Accession number
70.1565.73a-b

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

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

API
artworks/36434

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.

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