Peggy Bacon
Cat Running at Night through Graveyard Original Art Female Illustrator,, 1953
Watercolor, ink on paper
16 1/4 × 13 1/4 in | 41.3 × 33.7 cm
$ 12,500.00
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Legendary female illustrator, Peggy Bacon, paints a moonlit scene of a cat running through the quiet sanctuary of a cemetery. Cast in a nocturnal blue tone, Bacon creates a poetic...
Legendary female illustrator, Peggy Bacon, paints a moonlit scene of a
cat running through the quiet sanctuary of a cemetery. Cast in a
nocturnal blue tone, Bacon creates a poetic vision of peace and
tranquility. She pairs this with a sense of excited anticipation of the
occult, a cat leaping as a ghostly figure emerges from the darkness to
chase it. It's masterfully rendered in her loose style, which is simple
yet sophisticated in its understated refinement. The work has a storied
exhibition history with at least seven galleries and museums included.
The
work is titled "His Ancient Enemy" by Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), 1953.
Watercolor and ink on paper, 1953. Signed and dated? Peggy Bacon 1953?
Exhibition labels on the verso, including those from the Phoenix Art
Museum, Portland Art Museum, Kennedy Galleries, Kraushaar Galleries, and
the American Federation of Arts.New Britain Museum of American Art.
Paul Magriel Collection.
Literature: "Peggy Bacon, A celebration,"
Barn Gallery (Maine, 1979); "Paintings by Peggy Bacon," Museum of Art of
Ogunquit (Maine, 1973). Framed under glass. Frame size 24.5 x 20.25
inches
cat running through the quiet sanctuary of a cemetery. Cast in a
nocturnal blue tone, Bacon creates a poetic vision of peace and
tranquility. She pairs this with a sense of excited anticipation of the
occult, a cat leaping as a ghostly figure emerges from the darkness to
chase it. It's masterfully rendered in her loose style, which is simple
yet sophisticated in its understated refinement. The work has a storied
exhibition history with at least seven galleries and museums included.
The
work is titled "His Ancient Enemy" by Peggy Bacon (1895-1987), 1953.
Watercolor and ink on paper, 1953. Signed and dated? Peggy Bacon 1953?
Exhibition labels on the verso, including those from the Phoenix Art
Museum, Portland Art Museum, Kennedy Galleries, Kraushaar Galleries, and
the American Federation of Arts.New Britain Museum of American Art.
Paul Magriel Collection.
Literature: "Peggy Bacon, A celebration,"
Barn Gallery (Maine, 1979); "Paintings by Peggy Bacon," Museum of Art of
Ogunquit (Maine, 1973). Framed under glass. Frame size 24.5 x 20.25
inches