Edward Hopper

(Study of a Woman Dancing)
1895–1899

A minimalist line drawing on an off-white paper depicting a female figure with her hand on her hip and her head slightly tilted. The sketch is suggestive rather than detailed, with only a few lines outlining the figure's pose and features.
A minimalist line drawing on an off-white paper depicting a female figure with her hand on her hip and her head slightly tilted. The sketch is suggestive rather than detailed, with only a few lines outlining the figure's pose and features.

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Date
1895–1899

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and pen and ink on paper (recto); Pen and ink on paper (verso)

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 5in. (20.2 × 12.7 cm)

Accession number
70.1557.87a-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

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Edward Hopper
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