Edward Hopper

Study for New York Movie (Globe theatre)
1938

A sketch on tan paper featuring abstract lines and shapes that suggest a structure with a roof and a hanging object, possibly a lamp. The drawing is executed with loose, expressive strokes, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

A sketch on tan paper featuring abstract lines and shapes that suggest a structure with a roof and a hanging object, possibly a lamp. The drawing is executed with loose, expressive strokes, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1938

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 4 7/16in. (18.4 × 11.3 cm)

Accession number
70.79

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/5299

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