Edward Hopper

Study for Conference at Night
1949

Sketch on tan paper depicting three figures, possibly women, in a rough, expressionistic style. The figures appear to be standing or walking together, with one in the foreground slightly turned towards the viewer. The background is minimal, with a few lines suggesting an interior space with a beam of light coming from the upper right corner. The drawing is characterized by dynamic, gestural lines and is signed with initials in the lower right corner.

Sketch on tan paper depicting three figures, possibly women, in a rough, expressionistic style. The figures appear to be standing or walking together, with one in the foreground slightly turned towards the viewer. The background is minimal, with a few lines suggesting an interior space with a beam of light coming from the upper right corner. The drawing is characterized by dynamic, gestural lines and is signed with initials in the lower right corner.

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Date
1949

Classification
Drawings

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

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
70.172

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/5752

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Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
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