Edward Hopper

Study for Dawn in Pennsylvania
1942

A charcoal drawing depicting an industrial scene with a train car on the left, buildings in the middle distance, and a dark overhead structure, possibly a bridge or part of a building, at the top. The artwork conveys a moody, urban atmosphere with strong contrasts between light and shadow. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

A charcoal drawing depicting an industrial scene with a train car on the left, buildings in the middle distance, and a dark overhead structure, possibly a bridge or part of a building, at the top. The artwork conveys a moody, urban atmosphere with strong contrasts between light and shadow. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

Not on view

Date
1942

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal, fabricated chalk, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 × 22 1/8in. (38.1 × 56.2 cm)

Accession number
70.850

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/9176

Exhibitions

Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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