Edward Hopper

(Study of Two Sailboats at Sea)
1899–1906

A sketch on aged paper featuring a sailboat on choppy waters, with a rough outline of a larger sailboat sketched to the left and a faintly drawn horizon and sky. The drawing is framed within pencil-drawn borders, and the paper shows signs of wear and discoloration.
A sketch on aged paper featuring a sailboat on choppy waters, with a rough outline of a larger sailboat sketched to the left and a faintly drawn horizon and sky. The drawing is framed within pencil-drawn borders, and the paper shows signs of wear and discoloration.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper (recto); Charcoal on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 18 9/16 × 24 3/16in. (47.1 × 61.4 cm)

Accession number
70.1513a-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

API
artworks/9675

Edward Hopper
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