The Fitting

1890-1891

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image shows two women in a private indoor setting. One woman is standing in front of a mirror adjusting her dress, while the other woman is seated nearby, looking at her. The standing woman has dark hair styled in an updo and is wearing a long, striped dress. She has a contemplative expression with closed eyes. The seated woman is wearing a dark brown garment and is facing the standing woman. The background includes yellow-green patterned wallpaper and a similarly designed floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.6 x 25.7 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 x 29.8 cm (17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.28.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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, v/vi.

1989

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: M.C; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: II

Markings

stamped lower center: MC [the artist's monogram]

Watermarks

ARCH[ES]

Wikidata ID

Q74882460

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