The Loge [recto]

1882

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image shows two people seated side by side from the waist up. The person on the left has short hair, while the person on the right has straight hair with bangs. Both have delicately drawn facial features. The person on the left appears to be holding a fan, partially obscuring their upper body. They are depicted in minimal clothing. The background features curving lines and patterns, with an indistinct circular chandelier-like object in the upper right corner. The sketch is done in soft, impressionistic light pencil work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28 × 22.1 cm (11 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.5.1.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breeskin 1970, no. 756

Associated Artworks

The image shows a sketch of two individuals seated closely together, one slightly in front with the other slightly behind and to the side holding a large fan. The person in front has short, straight hair and distinct facial features, while the other individual has darker hair and a neutral expression. Both are dressed modestly, with the person in front wearing a choker or necklace. The background features simple decorative elements hinting at an interior setting.

The Loge [verso]

Mary Cassatt

1882

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1936

  • Mary Cassatt, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, 1936, no. 10.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965.

2014

  • Degas/Cassatt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014.

Bibliography

1970

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, no. 756.

1991

  • Wadley, Nicholas. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing. London, 1991, no. 20.

2014

  • Jones, Kimberly A. Degas/Cassat. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2014, no. 32.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mary Cassatt; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: ma[r?] / NY517 / mas; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: B-14.829

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64607627

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