Lot Details
Lot 1040
Edward Hopper
American, 1882-1967
A Misinterpreted Command, 1900
Signed E Hopper and dated 1900 (lr), inscribed as titled (ul), and further inscribed MRS. HENPECK. Now John I'm going out, and I'll leave the fire in your hands. / MR. HENPECK. (thoroughly frightened) Oh no! you'd better leave it in the stove. (ll)
Ink on paper mounted to card
11 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (29.2 x 36.8 cm)
Provenance:
Kennedy Galleries Inc., New York
Literature:
Gail Levin, Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography, New York, 1995, p. 25
C
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for $7,500 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Light surface soiling. Pin holes at the corners. Glue residue on the reverse.
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