Edward Hopper

Recto:

(Alligator, explosion, gun, train)

Verso:

(Rime of the Ancient Mariner)

c. 1897–1900

A large crocodile dominates the sketch while small figures point guns and an explosion appears.
A large crocodile dominates the sketch while small figures point guns and an explosion appears.
Recto
A seated man strums a large harp while leaning against a simple ink-drawn frame.
Verso

Not on view

Date
c. 1897–1900

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 4 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (11.3 × 14.4 cm)

Accession number
70.1566.113a-b

Credit line
Josephine N. Hopper Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/9840

Part of a series:
(159 drawings)
149 works

Seated woman in profile wearing a long skirt and patterned blouse, hands clasped in her lap.
A charcoal sketch of a standing nude man with arms slightly out and relaxed.
Sketchbook page showing a seated nude woman's back and a curled-up sleeping cat.
A standing baseball player grips a bat with legs apart, poised to swing.
A man in a historical coat and hat stands with one arm raised, looking to the side.
Young person in profile wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and white collared shirt.
A seated man wearing a cap and coat examines a bottle on a small table.
An elderly woman sits in profile wearing a white bonnet and a red shawl.
A seated woman in a striped dress and headscarf sits in profile on a small stool.
A pen drawing of sheep shears and three quick ink sketches of faces.

Edward Hopper
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