Edward Hopper

Study for Light Battery at Gettysburg
1940

A sketch depicting a bustling street scene with a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground and houses lining the road. The drawing is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible strokes and shading, conveying a sense of movement and activity. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

A sketch depicting a bustling street scene with a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground and houses lining the road. The drawing is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible strokes and shading, conveying a sense of movement and activity. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1940

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 3/16 × 15in. (28.4 × 38.1 cm)

Accession number
70.425

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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