Edward Hopper

Study for Pennsylvania Coal Town
1947

A sketch on tan paper featuring two rough architectural studies. The upper sketch shows a building facade with a central figure standing on the steps and a potted plant beside them. The lower sketch depicts a simplified version of a similar scene with less detail. Both sketches are loose and gestural, capturing the essence of the scene rather than the fine details.

A sketch on tan paper featuring two rough architectural studies. The upper sketch shows a building facade with a central figure standing on the steps and a potted plant beside them. The lower sketch depicts a simplified version of a similar scene with less detail. Both sketches are loose and gestural, capturing the essence of the scene rather than the fine details.

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Date
1947

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 8 7/16in. (27.9 × 21.4 cm)

Accession number
70.198

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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Edward Hopper
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