Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog [recto]

c. 1883

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image depicts a woman seated on a balcony, looking sideways. She wears a patterned dress, a hat with a ribbon, and has her dog lying on her lap. The background shows a balcony railing and distant buildings. The sketch includes textured details and incomplete edges.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.2 × 24.4 cm (12 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.9.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breeskin 1970, no. 761

Associated Artworks

The image shows a person seated with their upper body visible, positioned slightly turned to the side. The person's facial features are delicately rendered with closed eyes and a serene expression, and they have short hair peeking out from under a large, elaborate hat that covers part of their face. They are wearing an intricately detailed garment with patterns, and their attire includes a prominent ruffled collar. Resting on their lap is a small animal. The background suggests they are sitting on a balcony or similar outdoor structure, with vertical bars and a faint suggestion of a city or building skyline in the distance.

Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog [verso]

Mary Cassatt

1883

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, no. 761.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: M.C; at upper left in blue pencil in later hand: 137 [upsidedown]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64607659

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