Edward Hopper

Study for Conference at Night
1949

Sketch on tan paper depicting three figures in a room with strong light and shadow contrasts, suggesting an interior scene. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines, and the figures appear to be engaged in conversation.

Sketch on tan paper depicting three figures in a room with strong light and shadow contrasts, suggesting an interior scene. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines, and the figures appear to be engaged in conversation.

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Date
1949

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper (recto); Typewriter ink on paper (verso)

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

Accession number
70.173

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

API
artworks/5751

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Hopper Drawing

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Edward Hopper
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