Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
Summer Afternoon
signed 'Edward Hopper' (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 x 10 in. (22.9 x 25.4 cm.)
Provenance
Christie's, New York, December 9, 1983, lot 269.
Lewis Blumberg, California.
Estate of Lewis Blumberg, California.
Private Collection, New Jersey.
Lot Essay
This is the original drawing for Hopper's etching Summer Afternoon, 1919-23 (G. Levin, Edward Hopper, The Complete Prints, New York, 1979, pl. 68, pp. 21, 23).