Edward Hopper

(Reclining Male Nude, Rear View)
1920–1925

A sanguine drawing on paper depicting a reclining nude figure from the back, with the head turned away and resting on an arm. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right. The paper has a warm, aged tone, and the artwork conveys a sense of relaxed repose.

A sanguine drawing on paper depicting a reclining nude figure from the back, with the head turned away and resting on an arm. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right. The paper has a warm, aged tone, and the artwork conveys a sense of relaxed repose.

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Date
1920–1925

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 18 × 12 1/16in. (45.7 × 30.6 cm)

Accession number
70.686

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/6667

Edward Hopper
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