Edward Hopper

Study for Girlie Show
1941

A charcoal drawing depicting a nude female figure dancing on a stage with heavy curtains to the left and a decorative column to the right. The dancer is captured in mid-movement, with one arm extended and a flowing piece of fabric in her hand. The artwork conveys a sense of motion and grace.

A charcoal drawing depicting a nude female figure dancing on a stage with heavy curtains to the left and a decorative column to the right. The dancer is captured in mid-movement, with one arm extended and a flowing piece of fabric in her hand. The artwork conveys a sense of motion and grace.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 5/16 × 15 1/16in. (33.8 × 38.3 cm)

Accession number
70.295

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/6254

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