The Haunted House

1939 (published 1940)

Peggy Bacon

Associated Names
Peggy Bacon

Artist, American, 1895 - 1987

Associated American Artists

Publisher

A cat is depicted descending a staircase while a mouse watches from below. The drawing features a tabby cat carefully stepping down a dark, wooden staircase. Shadows are cast on the walls and floor, creating a dramatic atmosphere. The cat's eyes are wide open and the mouse is peeking out from the base of the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.62 × 12.38 cm (6 15/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.85 × 21.91 cm (11 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1093

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 2001, no. 134

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Flint, Janet A. Peggy Bacon: A Checklist of the Prints. San Francisco, CA: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2001, p. 55, no. 134.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 49, no. 380.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: The Haunted House-; lower right in graphite: Peggy Bacon

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008520

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