Edward Hopper

(Three Studies: Worker Pulling Pulley, Worker Straddling Beam and Hammering, and Sailboat)
1892–1895

Sketches of construction workers on beige paper, featuring one worker sitting and holding a tool, another hammering, and a close-up of a worker's foot stepping forward. The drawings are rendered in pencil with dynamic lines and shading, capturing the movement and attire of the workers.
Sketches of construction workers on beige paper, featuring one worker sitting and holding a tool, another hammering, and a close-up of a worker's foot stepping forward. The drawings are rendered in pencil with dynamic lines and shading, capturing the movement and attire of the workers.

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Date
1892–1895

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 9 15/16 × 7 7/8in. (25.2 × 20 cm)

Accession number
70.1557.93

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/9935

Edward Hopper
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