Edward Hopper

Study for New York Movie
1938 or 1939

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting an interior scene with curtains, furniture, and possibly a window or framed artwork on the right side. The drawing is characterized by energetic, gestural lines and is not detailed, giving an impressionistic sense of the room's layout.

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper depicting an interior scene with curtains, furniture, and possibly a window or framed artwork on the right side. The drawing is characterized by energetic, gestural lines and is not detailed, giving an impressionistic sense of the room's layout.

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Date
1938 or 1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 8 3/8in. (27.6 × 21.3 cm)

Accession number
70.99

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/5279

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