Edward Hopper

Study for Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables"
c. 1900–1909

Sketch on tan paper depicting a rough draft for a book cover of "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo, featuring a figure standing in the center with a hat and what appears to be a walking stick, framed by the title above and author's name below.

Sketch on tan paper depicting a rough draft for a book cover of "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo, featuring a figure standing in the center with a hat and what appears to be a walking stick, framed by the title above and author's name below.

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Date
c. 1900–1909

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 5 1/16in. (20.5 × 12.9 cm)

Accession number
70.1605.63

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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