Edward Hopper

The Source of All Violence, My Unseen Father-in-Law
1952

A sketch on tan paper featuring two figures seated on a bench, with the more detailed figure in the foreground looking to the left and the other figure partially obscured in the background. The scene suggests an outdoor setting with a hint of a railing and water in the upper sketch. Below the main sketch, there's a handwritten note and an unfinished sketch of a window or picture frame.

A sketch on tan paper featuring two figures seated on a bench, with the more detailed figure in the foreground looking to the left and the other figure partially obscured in the background. The scene suggests an outdoor setting with a hint of a railing and water in the upper sketch. Below the main sketch, there's a handwritten note and an unfinished sketch of a window or picture frame.

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Date
1952

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Accession number
70.678a-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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