Edward Hopper

Study for Morning in a City
1944

A sketch on paper featuring a profile view of a person's head and a detailed study of an arm holding a draped cloth. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with visible strokes and shading, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.
A sketch on paper featuring a profile view of a person's head and a detailed study of an arm holding a draped cloth. The drawing is done in a loose, expressive style with visible strokes and shading, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1944

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 1/16 × 15 1/16in. (56 × 38.3 cm)

Accession number
70.995

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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