Edward Hopper

Study for Morning in a City
1944

A sketch on tan paper featuring two rough outlines of figures, one standing and one seated, with a suggestion of a window and a circular object on the wall. The drawing is framed within a hand-drawn rectangle, and the lines are executed in a loose, gestural style.

A sketch on tan paper featuring two rough outlines of figures, one standing and one seated, with a suggestion of a window and a circular object on the wall. The drawing is framed within a hand-drawn rectangle, and the lines are executed in a loose, gestural style.

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Date
1944

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 15/16in. (21.6 × 27.8 cm)

Accession number
70.203a-b

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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