Interior: On the Sofa

c. 1883

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image shows a seated person from the waist up, turned slightly to their right. The person's head is facing the viewer, with distinct facial features framed by short, tousled hair. They are wearing a dark outfit. The person is on an upholstered item with bold floral or leafy patterns. The background suggests a room with simple furnishings, potentially including a picture or mirror on the wall above the person. There are no visible jewelry or objects being held. The scene is rendered in a sketch-like style with varying intensities of shading in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 x 21.4 cm (5 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.2 x 27 cm (6 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.469

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breeskin 1979, no. 76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roger Marx [1859-1913], Paris; Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, no. 29); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Miss Mary Cassatt: Paintings and Graphic Arts, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, 1967.

1998

  • Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman, The Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998-1999, no. 42 (shown only in Chicago and Boston).

Bibliography

1979

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, no. 76.

1998

  • Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman. Exh. cat. The Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998-1999: no. 42, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q65081086

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