Edward Hopper

Study for New York Movie (Palace theatre)
1938

A sketch on tan paper featuring two studies of hands holding a book, with the book appearing more detailed in the lower sketch. The artist's signature, "Palaez," is visible at the bottom right.

A sketch on tan paper featuring two studies of hands holding a book, with the book appearing more detailed in the lower sketch. The artist's signature, "Palaez," is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1938

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 4 1/2in. (18.1 × 11.4 cm)

Accession number
70.90

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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