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Greed

A work made of drypoint in black on cream laid paper.

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  • A work made of drypoint in black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1929

Artist:

Peggy Bacon
American, 1895-1987

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Peggy Bacon

Title

Greed

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1929

Medium

Drypoint in black on cream laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed, dated, and signed below plate, in graphite: “Greed- 1929 - Peggy Bacon -”; inscribed lower left corner, in graphite: “#3110”

Dimensions

Plate: 13.3 × 22.5 cm (5 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 24 × 31.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jean Armour

Reference Number

2020.667

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