Edward Hopper

(Reclining Female Nude)
1920–1925

A sketch of a reclining nude female figure drawn with red chalk on a beige paper. The figure is depicted in profile with her head turned to face the viewer, her right arm resting along her body and her left arm supporting her as she leans back. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right corner.
A sketch of a reclining nude female figure drawn with red chalk on a beige paper. The figure is depicted in profile with her head turned to face the viewer, her right arm resting along her body and her left arm supporting her as she leans back. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1920–1925

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 14 7/8 × 22 1/16in. (37.8 × 56 cm)

Accession number
70.698

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/6679

Edward Hopper
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