Edward Hopper

Study for Ground Swell
1939

A sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat tilting dramatically to one side as it cuts through the water, with its sail billowing in the wind. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines suggesting movement and speed.

A sketch on tan paper depicting a sailboat tilting dramatically to one side as it cuts through the water, with its sail billowing in the wind. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines suggesting movement and speed.

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Date
1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 15/16in. (21.6 × 27.8 cm)

Accession number
70.859

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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artworks/9217

Edward Hopper
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