Peggy Bacon

City Lights
1937

A sketch of a man standing alone on a street corner at night, looking up at a bright full moon. The scene is set in an urban environment with buildings lining the street and a hint of a café terrace in the background. The artwork conveys a moody atmosphere with the use of shadows and a limited color palette, predominantly in shades of blue and black. The man appears contemplative or possibly admiring the moon, and the street is otherwise empty, suggesting a quiet, introspective moment.

A sketch of a man standing alone on a street corner at night, looking up at a bright full moon. The scene is set in an urban environment with buildings lining the street and a hint of a café terrace in the background. The artwork conveys a moody atmosphere with the use of shadows and a limited color palette, predominantly in shades of blue and black. The man appears contemplative or possibly admiring the moon, and the street is otherwise empty, suggesting a quiet, introspective moment.

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Date
1937

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pastel on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/4in. (65.1 × 50.2 cm) Mount: 31 13/16 × 25 15/16 × 3/16in. (80.8 × 65.9 × 0.5 cm)

Accession number
38.13

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

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

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Peggy Bacon
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