Edward Hopper

(Standing Female Nude with Arm Behind Head)
1920–1925

A sanguine drawing on paper depicting a standing female nude figure in profile with her left arm raised and hand resting on her head. The artwork captures the figure's relaxed posture and the subtle details of human anatomy.
A sanguine drawing on paper depicting a standing female nude figure in profile with her left arm raised and hand resting on her head. The artwork captures the figure's relaxed posture and the subtle details of human anatomy.

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Date
1920–1925

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 13 15/16in. (51 × 35.4 cm)

Accession number
70.511

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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