Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967) Study for 'A Woman in the Sun' 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. framed 14 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 7/8 in. image 1

Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967) Study for 'A Woman in the Sun' 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. framed 14 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 7/8 in. image 2

Lot 64

Edward Hopper
(American, 1882-1967)
Study for 'A Woman in the Sun' 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. framed 14 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 7/8 in.

American Art Bonhams Skinner

19 September 2023, 12:00 EDT

Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$28,160 inc. premium

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Edward Hopper (American, 1882-1967)

Study for 'A Woman in the Sun'
no visible signature; identified, titled, and dated to circa 1961 on a label from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York (affixed to the frame backing)
conte crayon on paper
6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
framed 14 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 7/8 in.

Footnotes

Provenance
The artist, until 1967.
Jo Hopper, the artist's widow (by descent).
Mrs. Mary R. Schiffenhaus, New Jersey, (by bequest from the latter in 1968).
By descent within the Schiffenhaus family, until 1988.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York.
A private collection, Boston (purchased from the latter, 1988).

Exhibited
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Edward Hopper: Light Years, 1988, catalogue no. 100, p. 52.

N.B.
This drawing is a study for A Woman in the Sun, 1961 (oil on canvas, 40 x 60 in., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).

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Edward Hopper(American, 1882-1967)Study for 'A Woman in the Sun' 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. framed 14 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 7/8 in.