Edward Hopper

(Study of a Sleeping Cat)
1895–1899

Pencil sketch of a sleeping cat curled up on a piece of paper, with incomplete sketches of a cat's hindquarters and legs visible below the main drawing. The paper has rough edges, suggesting it may be torn from a larger sheet.

Pencil sketch of a sleeping cat curled up on a piece of paper, with incomplete sketches of a cat's hindquarters and legs visible below the main drawing. The paper has rough edges, suggesting it may be torn from a larger sheet.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 1/2 × 6 11/16in. (24.1 × 17 cm)

Accession number
70.1553.203

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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