Edward Hopper

Study for Ground Swell
1939

Preliminary sketch on tan paper with loose, gestural lines depicting the basic form of a sailboat at sea, with emphasis on the sail and the boat's outline.

Preliminary sketch on tan paper with loose, gestural lines depicting the basic form of a sailboat at sea, with emphasis on the sail and the boat's outline.

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Date
1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

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

Accession number
70.864a-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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