Accession Number
1948/1.417

Title
The Pumpkin Coach

Artist(s)
Jules Pascin

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1930

Medium & Support
aquatint, and etching on paper

Dimensions
10 in x 13 7/8 in (25.4 cm x 35.24 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);19 11/16 in x 26 1/16 in (50.01 cm x 66.2 cm);10 in x 13 7/8 in (25.4 cm x 35.24 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
This print is part of Pascin's Cinderella Series. There are variations of the Cinderella folk tale in a number of cultures around the world. Here, Cinderella steps from the pumpkin coach, surrounded by coachmen and other attendants. Her life as an oppressed stepsister has been transformed positively with the help of myth or magic.

Physical Description
A horse-drawn carriage with several attendants is perched on a vertiginously slanted hill. A few coachmen stand nearby, most of whom wear top hats. One man helps a woman in a gown get out of the carriage.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Bulgarian (culture or style)
Cinderella
Vehicles
carriage
carriages (vehicles)
fantasy
folk tales
gowns
literary characters
modern and contemporary art
top hats