Edward Hopper

My Mother
c. 1920

A sketch of an elderly woman with her hair up, wearing a necklace, and concentrating on sewing. The drawing, done in red tones, captures the intricate details of her hands working with the fabric and thread. Artist's signature at the bottom right.

A sketch of an elderly woman with her hair up, wearing a necklace, and concentrating on sewing. The drawing, done in red tones, captures the intricate details of her hands working with the fabric and thread. Artist's signature at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1920

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 15/16 × 15 15/16in. (53.2 × 40.5 cm)

Accession number
70.298

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/6257

Exhibitions

Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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