Peggy Bacon
The Priceless Find

The Priceless Find
The Priceless Find
The Priceless Find
ArtistAmerican, 1895–1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Priceless Find
Date1943, published 1944
Published inUnited States
MediumLithograph on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 7 13/16 × 6 1/16 in. (19.8 × 15.4 cm)
 Sheet: 12 × 8 7/8 in. (30.5 × 22.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number76.213
Not on view

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bottom left below image in pencil: The Priceless Find
bottom right below image in pencil: Peggy Bacon
Catalogue raisonnéAAA 578

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