Edward Hopper

Study for Ground Swell
1939

A sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat with a large sail on the right and what appears to be a capsized boat or debris on the left, all set against a backdrop of calm water with a hint of a distant shoreline. The drawing is framed within a roughly drawn rectangle, suggesting an unfinished study or a concept for a larger piece.

A sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat with a large sail on the right and what appears to be a capsized boat or debris on the left, all set against a backdrop of calm water with a hint of a distant shoreline. The drawing is framed within a roughly drawn rectangle, suggesting an unfinished study or a concept for a larger piece.

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Date
1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 8 9/16 × 11in. (21.7 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
70.862

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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