Edward Hopper

(Study of Figures on Steps of Colonnaded Building)

c. 1900

A sketch of a scene with three men in formal attire and hats standing on the steps of a building with large columns and curtained windows. One man gestures with his hand raised. In the foreground, a woman in a long skirt and blouse walks towards the steps, her back to the viewer. The image has an unfinished look with visible pencil lines and blank spaces on the paper.

A sketch of a scene with three men in formal attire and hats standing on the steps of a building with large columns and curtained windows. One man gestures with his hand raised. In the foreground, a woman in a long skirt and blouse walks towards the steps, her back to the viewer. The image has an unfinished look with visible pencil lines and blank spaces on the paper.

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Date
c. 1900

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Brush and ink, wash, opaque watercolor, and graphite pencil on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 21 15/16 × 14 15/16in. (55.7 × 37.9 cm)

Accession number
70.1353

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/6821

Exhibitions

Edward Hopper’s New York

Oct 19, 2022–Mar 5, 2023

Edward Hopper
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