Edward Hopper

(Study of a Soldier Smoking)
c. 1920

Sketch of a person in profile wearing a tall hat and a long coat, with a focus on the details of the clothing, including the folds and the boots. The drawing is rendered in pencil with visible strokes and shading, and there are faint outlines of additional sketches in the background. The artist's initials "E.H." are inscribed at the bottom right.
Sketch of a person in profile wearing a tall hat and a long coat, with a focus on the details of the clothing, including the folds and the boots. The drawing is rendered in pencil with visible strokes and shading, and there are faint outlines of additional sketches in the background. The artist's initials "E.H." are inscribed at the bottom right.

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Date
c. 1920

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Lithographic crayon on paper (recto); Graphite pencil on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 9 7/8in. (36.2 × 25.1 cm)

Accession number
70.633a-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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Edward Hopper
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