Edward Hopper

Study for Bridle Path
1939

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper featuring abstract shapes and lines with handwritten annotations indicating different parts of the drawing, such as "sorrel tail on nose," "brilliant white," and "wire." The paper has a torn right edge, and the overall composition is dynamic and loosely defined.

A rough pencil sketch on tan paper featuring abstract shapes and lines with handwritten annotations indicating different parts of the drawing, such as "sorrel tail on nose," "brilliant white," and "wire." The paper has a torn right edge, and the overall composition is dynamic and loosely defined.

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Date
1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 4 1/2 × 7 1/4in. (11.4 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
70.177

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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