Edward Hopper

(Study for Etching)
c. 1915–1918

A pencil sketch on paper depicting a person sitting on a windowsill, gazing out of an open window with curtains partially drawn. The scene outside the window is lightly detailed, suggesting an urban skyline. The artwork has a handwritten note at the bottom that reads "Sketch for etching Edward Hopper."

A pencil sketch on paper depicting a person sitting on a windowsill, gazing out of an open window with curtains partially drawn. The scene outside the window is lightly detailed, suggesting an urban skyline. The artwork has a handwritten note at the bottom that reads "Sketch for etching Edward Hopper."

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Date
c. 1915–1918

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 14 7/8 × 10in. (37.8 × 25.4 cm) Image: 8 1/16 × 7 9/16in. (20.5 × 19.2 cm)

Accession number
70.830

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

API
artworks/6813

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Edward Hopper
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