From My Window

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From My Window

1915-1918

Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

In this informal view from his studio window on Washington Square in Manhattan, Hopper uses the drypoint technique to incise the lines of the composition directly into the copper plate with a drypoint needle, a specialized tool with an extremely sharp point.

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Object Details

Title:

From My Window

Date:

1915-1918

Artist:

Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 6 7/8 × 5 7/8 inches (17.5 × 14.9 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 11/16 inches (26.3 × 22.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1962

Accession Number:

1962-19-86

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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