Peggy Bacon

La Guardia
c. 1934

Sketch of a seated man in profile, engrossed in reading a document. He appears focused, with his left hand resting on the paper and his right hand poised as if turning a page. The drawing is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible pencil strokes on aged paper. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.
Sketch of a seated man in profile, engrossed in reading a document. He appears focused, with his left hand resting on the paper and his right hand poised as if turning a page. The drawing is rendered in a loose, expressive style with visible pencil strokes on aged paper. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
c. 1934

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 15 9/16 × 13 13/16in. (39.5 × 35.1 cm)

Accession number
84.45

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

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

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Peggy Bacon
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