Edward Hopper

Study for Nighthawks
1941 or 1942

Sketch of a storefront with a large display window and an awning, featuring a lone figure seated by the window and various indistinct items in the background. The drawing is done on tan paper with rough pencil lines and framing guidelines around the edges.

Sketch of a storefront with a large display window and an awning, featuring a lone figure seated by the window and various indistinct items in the background. The drawing is done on tan paper with rough pencil lines and framing guidelines around the edges.

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Date
1941 or 1942

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 10 15/16in. (21.4 × 27.8 cm)

Accession number
70.193

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/5338

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Edward Hopper
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