CASSATT, MARY, American 1844-1926,
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Title: "Portrait of Susan" ,
drypoint, c. 1883, signed with the full slighly elaborate pencil signature seen on early works, , , only known state,
Size info: , ,plate size: 9 x 7 3/4 in (22.9 x 15.9 cm),
Framing: Framed in accordance with accepted conservation standards, acid free mats and mounts, removable hinging.,
Literature: Recorded and illustrated in the text on the graphics of Ms. Cassatt by A. Breeskin, No. 50.,
Comments: Based on our research, this example may well be the only copy of this image that survives. This conclusion is based on the fact that the impression being sold here is clearly the one illustrated in Breeskin's text on Ms. Cassatt's prints as the signature across the plate line could not be easily duplicated. Further research with the major repositories of Cassatt material, the museums in Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York has not uncovered another impression. This is understandable and probably very typical of early works. Ms. Cassatt along with with Degas, her friend and mentor, experimented with "print making" as an aside to painting and not as today, an important commercial project. Thus it is unlikely that many impressions were made from this plate and apparently none have survived except this example. The plate seems to have been lost as well. Further this image is the only one recorded as having been sold at auction in the last 30 years.,
Provenance: Robert Hartshorne, New Jersey (L.2215b); Christie's New York, October 30, 2007, lot 18;,
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drypoint, c. 1883, signed with the full slighly elaborate pencil signature seen on early works, , , only known state,
Size info: , ,plate size: 9 x 7 3/4 in (22.9 x 15.9 cm),
Framing: Framed in accordance with accepted conservation standards, acid free mats and mounts, removable hinging.,
Literature: Recorded and illustrated in the text on the graphics of Ms. Cassatt by A. Breeskin, No. 50.,
Comments: Based on our research, this example may well be the only copy of this image that survives. This conclusion is based on the fact that the impression being sold here is clearly the one illustrated in Breeskin's text on Ms. Cassatt's prints as the signature across the plate line could not be easily duplicated. Further research with the major repositories of Cassatt material, the museums in Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York has not uncovered another impression. This is understandable and probably very typical of early works. Ms. Cassatt along with with Degas, her friend and mentor, experimented with "print making" as an aside to painting and not as today, an important commercial project. Thus it is unlikely that many impressions were made from this plate and apparently none have survived except this example. The plate seems to have been lost as well. Further this image is the only one recorded as having been sold at auction in the last 30 years.,
Provenance: Robert Hartshorne, New Jersey (L.2215b); Christie's New York, October 30, 2007, lot 18;,
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Condition
, In very good condition, apparently the full sheet. Annotations in bottom margin in pencil. Collector's stamp verso. See photos.,
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CASSATT, MARY, American 1844-1926,
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