The Haunted House
1939 (published 1940)
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drypoint in black on wove paper
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.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1093
Art Historical Context
Step into the eerie world of *The Haunted House*, a captivating drypoint print created by American artist Peggy Bacon in 9 and published in 1940. Bacon, a prolific printmaker and active during the interwar period, was renowned for her incisive wit and keen observation of American life. This intimate work, measuring just under 7 by 5 inches on the plate, viewers to ponder shadowy mysteries through its compact, atmospheric composition—perfectly suited for the intimate scale of print collecting. Drypoint, Bacon's chosen medium here, involves scratching directly into a copper plate with a sharp t...