Peggy Bacon

Aesthetic Pleasure
1932

A detailed black and white sketch depicts a lively art gallery scene filled with various people examining paintings and engaging with each other. Some individuals are closely inspecting the artworks, while others are in conversation. The walls are densely adorned with framed pieces, and the atmosphere suggests a bustling social event. The artwork is signed "Peggy Bacon" and titled "Adroit Prestige" with the date 1932.

A detailed black and white sketch depicts a lively art gallery scene filled with various people examining paintings and engaging with each other. Some individuals are closely inspecting the artworks, while others are in conversation. The walls are densely adorned with framed pieces, and the atmosphere suggests a bustling social event. The artwork is signed "Peggy Bacon" and titled "Adroit Prestige" with the date 1932.

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Date
1932

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 18 1/2in. (34 × 47 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 15 1/4in. (24.8 × 38.7 cm)

Accession number
32.84

Edition
Ed. 25

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

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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artworks/3540

Peggy Bacon
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