Edward Hopper

(On the Quai: The Suicide)
1906–1909

A vintage sketch depicting several figures in silhouette, possibly observing a river scene with a bridge in the background. The artwork has a rough, unfinished quality, with visible pencil or charcoal strokes, and is surrounded by a yellowed border suggesting age.

A vintage sketch depicting several figures in silhouette, possibly observing a river scene with a bridge in the background. The artwork has a rough, unfinished quality, with visible pencil or charcoal strokes, and is surrounded by a yellowed border suggesting age.

Not on view

Date
1906–1909

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk, and brush and ink wash and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 14 5/8in. (44.1 × 37.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1435

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/9103

Exhibitions

Full House: Views of the Whitney’s Collection at 75

June 29–Sept 3, 2006

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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