Edward Hopper

(Study of a Seated Man Holding Hat and Walking Stick)
1899–1906

A sketch of an elderly man sitting on a chair, depicted with loose brushstrokes and minimal detail. The man is wearing a dark suit and holding what appears to be a hat in his lap, with a dark, abstract shape forming the background.
A sketch of an elderly man sitting on a chair, depicted with loose brushstrokes and minimal detail. The man is wearing a dark suit and holding what appears to be a hat in his lap, with a dark, abstract shape forming the background.

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Date
1899–1906

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 7 1/4in. (27.3 × 18.4 cm)

Accession number
70.1618

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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