Margot Leaning against Reine's Knee

c. 1902

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image shows a pencil sketch featuring the upper bodies of two people, a woman and a child. The woman is seated, slightly turned towards the left, with her head slightly bowed, as she appears to be focused on the child beside her. Her facial features are softly drawn, with closed eyes, and her hair is styled in an updo. She is wearing a long-sleeved garment, and her hands are gently resting near the child’s shoulder. The child is in a relaxed position, leaning affectionately against the woman. The child has medium-length hair with bangs and is looking forward with eyes open. They are wearing a garment with a modest collar. The sketch is simplistic and focuses on the interaction and proximity of the two figures, capturing an intimate moment. The background is plain with minimal detailing, placing emphasis on the figures themselves. A few light sketched lines are present, and there are small markings, including illegible writing, near the top of the image, as well as the initials "m.e" at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.2 × 31.6 cm (19 3/4 × 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.73

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breeskin 1970, no. 865


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H.M.P., Paris, France; (Parke-Bernet, New York, Feb. 14, 1980, no. 758); Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, CA, 1980; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • International tour with works from The Armand Hammer Collection from 1980-1987 (25 venues starting with the Corcoran Gallery and School of Art, Washington, D.C.)

1987

  • Master Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1987.

1988

  • Nineteenth-Century Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989, no cat.

1989

  • Master Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection: An Inaugural Celebration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.

  • Master Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, no cat.

1990

  • Genre Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1990-1991, no cat.

1992

  • Hammer Collection rotation, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992-1993, no cat.

Bibliography

1970

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, no. 865.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M.C; upper center in blue crayon by unknown hand: PH / 27

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64607684

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