Peggy Bacon

Lady Artist
1925

A vintage etching titled "Lady Artist - 1925" by Peggy Bacon, depicting a woman seated in a chair, engrossed in reading a book with papers scattered around her. The setting includes a window with curtains in the background and a sleeping cat at her feet. The artwork is detailed, with strong contrasts and textures, capturing a quiet moment of study or reflection.
A vintage etching titled "Lady Artist - 1925" by Peggy Bacon, depicting a woman seated in a chair, engrossed in reading a book with papers scattered around her. The setting includes a window with curtains in the background and a sleeping cat at her feet. The artwork is detailed, with strong contrasts and textures, capturing a quiet moment of study or reflection.

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Date
1925

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 11/16in. (31.8 × 24.6 cm) Plate: 6 × 4 1/16in. (15.2 × 10.3 cm)

Accession number
96.68.2

Publication
Printed by Peter J. Platt

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© A. B. Brook for the Estate of Peggy Bacon

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