The Bay Window

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The Bay Window

1919

Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Scratching into the ground to make an etching is akin to drawing and allows the artist to make flowing, sketch-like lines. Notice the thin, nervous lines Hopper uses to describe the woman’s hand as she pulls a needle and invisible thread away from herself.

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Object Details

Title:

The Bay Window

Date:

1919

Artist:

Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Medium:

Etching (third state of three)

Dimensions:

Plate: 7 x 5 7/8 inches (17.8 x 14.9 cm) Sheet: 11 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches (28.9 x 23.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1962

Accession Number:

1962-19-79

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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