Edward Hopper

(Self-Portrait)
1903–1906

Oil painting of a young man with a contemplative expression, featuring sharp brushstrokes and a dark, almost monochromatic color palette, with the subject's face illuminated on one side, creating a stark contrast with the shadowy background.

Oil painting of a young man with a contemplative expression, featuring sharp brushstrokes and a dark, almost monochromatic color palette, with the subject's face illuminated on one side, creating a stark contrast with the shadowy background.

Not on view

Date
1903–1906

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on board

Dimensions
Overall: 16 15/16 × 12 5/16in. (43 × 31.3 cm) Image: 16 15/16 × 12 5/16in. (43 × 31.3 cm)

Accession number
70.1410

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/6010

Exhibitions

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017
Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75

June 29–Sept 3, 2006

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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