Edward Hopper

Study for Approaching a City
1946

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting an urban scene with a building and an arched tunnel entrance, through which train tracks extend. A small figure is sketched at the entrance of the tunnel. The lines are dynamic, suggesting movement and perspective.

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting an urban scene with a building and an arched tunnel entrance, through which train tracks extend. A small figure is sketched at the entrance of the tunnel. The lines are dynamic, suggesting movement and perspective.

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Date
1946

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
70.184

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

API
artworks/5093

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