Edward Hopper

Study for Dawn in Pennsylvania
1942

A charcoal drawing depicting a dark, shadowy street scene with the silhouette of a building and a storefront. Two hand carts are visible in the foreground, suggesting a quiet urban setting. The artwork is rich in texture and contrast, with the artist's signature at the bottom right.

A charcoal drawing depicting a dark, shadowy street scene with the silhouette of a building and a storefront. Two hand carts are visible in the foreground, suggesting a quiet urban setting. The artwork is rich in texture and contrast, with the artist's signature at the bottom right.

Not on view

Date
1942

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 15in. (27.9 × 38.1 cm)

Accession number
70.851

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/9090

Exhibitions

Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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