Edward Hopper

Study for City Sunlight
1954

A charcoal sketch depicting an interior scene with two figures, one seated at a table in the foreground, gazing to the side, and another seated in the background. The room features heavy drapery and a sense of soft, diffused lighting. The artwork has a rough, expressive quality with visible strokes and shading.

A charcoal sketch depicting an interior scene with two figures, one seated at a table in the foreground, gazing to the side, and another seated in the background. The room features heavy drapery and a sense of soft, diffused lighting. The artwork has a rough, expressive quality with visible strokes and shading.

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Date
1954

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 15/16in. (38.7 × 55.7 cm)

Accession number
70.329

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/6288

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Edward Hopper’s New York

Oct 19, 2022–Mar 5, 2023

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