Casual Ablutions

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Casual Ablutions

1931

Peggy Bacon (American, 1895–1987) Portrait of Alexander Brook (American, 1898–1980)

Here Peggy Bacon shows her husband Alexander Brook (1898-1980) engaged in the personal ritual of washing: "I would like to do one [caricature] of Alex, but can't get over the idea that he is beautiful, which hampers me in an understanding of the comedy of his countenance." Bacon seems to have resolved this problem by depicting her subject from the back.

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Object Details

Titles:

Casual Ablutions

Date:

1931

Artists:

Peggy Bacon (American, 1895–1987) Portrait of Alexander Brook (American, 1898–1980)

Medium:

Drypoint

Dimensions:

Plate: 11 x 7 7/8 inches (27.9 x 20 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 x 9 3/4 inches (34.1 x 24.8cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund from the Carl and Laura Zigrosser Collection, 1966

Accession Number:

1966-21-19

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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