Edward Hopper

(Two Studies of Hands)
c. 1905–1906

A charcoal drawing on paper depicting two expressive hands, one with fingers tightly clenched and the other with fingers elegantly extended. The artwork captures dynamic movement and contrast in light and shadow, conveying a sense of tension and grace.

A charcoal drawing on paper depicting two expressive hands, one with fingers tightly clenched and the other with fingers elegantly extended. The artwork captures dynamic movement and contrast in light and shadow, conveying a sense of tension and grace.

Not on view

Date
c. 1905–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 12 1/16 × 18 7/8in. (30.6 × 47.9 cm)

Accession number
70.1535a-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/9701

Exhibitions

Hopper Drawing

May 23–Oct 6, 2013

Edward Hopper
3,151 works in the collection

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