Edward Hopper

Study for Dawn before Gettysburg
1934

Sketch of a house with a gabled roof on the left, surrounded by dark, shadowy trees and shrubbery. The sky is lightly shaded, suggesting either dawn or dusk, with faint outlines of clouds or distant landscape. A solitary figure stands to the right, partially obscured by the trees. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner. The drawing is rendered in charcoal, with a range of tones from light to dark, creating a moody atmosphere.

Sketch of a house with a gabled roof on the left, surrounded by dark, shadowy trees and shrubbery. The sky is lightly shaded, suggesting either dawn or dusk, with faint outlines of clouds or distant landscape. A solitary figure stands to the right, partially obscured by the trees. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner. The drawing is rendered in charcoal, with a range of tones from light to dark, creating a moody atmosphere.

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Date
1934

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 7 5/8 × 11 1/16in. (19.4 × 28.1 cm)

Accession number
70.424a-b

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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artworks/6380

Edward Hopper
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