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1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image depicts three individuals in a sketch form. The central figure is shown from approximately the waist up with their head slightly turned downward and hand poised near their chest. They have short, dark hair and wear a high-necked long-sleeve outfit with a loose scarf or shawl around their shoulders. To the right is a second figure shown from behind in a similar posture. They also have short, dark hair and wear a similar outfit. Below the central figure is a third individual, visible from the top of their head and shoulders as they face away from the viewer. The background is plain, with no distinct objects or scenery visible. The artwork is signed by Mary Cassatt in the lower right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.47 × 25.72 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 x 26.7 cm (17 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.79

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mathews and Shapiro 1989, no. 9, i/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert Hartshorne (1866-1927), New Jersey (Lugt 2215b); (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 23 January 1946, 25); Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; acquired 1946 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1948

  • American Graphic Art from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948.

1950

  • Prints by Mary Cassatt. Rosenwald Collection and gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1950.

1981

  • American Prints: Process and Proofs, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, 1981-1982.

1989

  • Mary Cassatt: The Color Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamston, MA, 1989-1990, no. 9-I, repro.

1992

  • Lessing Rosenwald: An Exemplary Collector, Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, 1992.

Bibliography

1979

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, no. 147, i/vi.

1989

  • Mathews, Nancy Mowll, and Barbara Stern Shapiro. Mary Cassatt: The Color Prints. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989, no. 9, i/vii.

1996

  • Mathews, Nancy Mowll. Cassatt: A Retrospective. New York: H.L. Levin Associates, 1996, p. 179.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mary Cassatt / etat

Markings

recto: none; verso: Robert Hartshorne (Lugt 2215b) and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

HP [in shield]

Wikidata ID

Q65081010

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