Edward Hopper

(Male Nude)
1917–1920

Anatomical study of a male figure standing in profile with detailed muscle definition, rendered in pencil and charcoal on tan paper. The figure holds a whip in his right hand, and fragments of classical armor are scattered at his feet. The background features faint cursive script along the bottom edge.
Anatomical study of a male figure standing in profile with detailed muscle definition, rendered in pencil and charcoal on tan paper. The figure holds a whip in his right hand, and fragments of classical armor are scattered at his feet. The background features faint cursive script along the bottom edge.

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Date
1917–1920

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 11/16 × 12 1/4in. (50 × 31.1 cm)

Accession number
70.1370

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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