Edward Hopper

Study for Ground Swell
1939

A sketch on tan paper depicting a simple seascape with two sailboats, one with its sail fully raised and the other with its sail partially visible. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines suggesting movement on the water's surface.

A sketch on tan paper depicting a simple seascape with two sailboats, one with its sail fully raised and the other with its sail partially visible. The drawing is rendered with loose, expressive lines suggesting movement on the water's surface.

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Date
1939

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper (recto); Graphite pencil and fabricated chalk on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 11in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)

Accession number
70.861a-b

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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