Edward Hopper

(Head of a Man)
1941

Portrait of an elderly man with slicked-back white hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie. The painting style is realistic with visible brushstrokes, and the man is depicted in profile against a plain, light background.
Portrait of an elderly man with slicked-back white hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie. The painting style is realistic with visible brushstrokes, and the man is depicted in profile against a plain, light background.

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Date
1941

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on wood

Dimensions
Overall: 11 7/8 × 9 5/16in. (30.2 × 23.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1653

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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