Edward Hopper

Recto:

(Perspective Studies)

Verso:

(Sketches of Figures and Heads)

1899–1906

Pencil perspective sketches and small figure studies with the caption "Balanced Composition" at bottom right.
Pencil perspective sketches and small figure studies with the caption "Balanced Composition" at bottom right.
Recto
Several quick pencil sketches of people interacting on the left side of a worn sheet of paper.
Verso

Not on view

Date
1899–1906

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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