- 128
Mary Cassatt
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Mary Cassatt
- Ida
- signed M.S. Cassatt, inscribed Rome, and dated 1874, l.l.
- oil on canvas
- 22 3/4 by 17 5/8 in.
- 57.8 by 44.8 cm.
Provenance
Mary Cassat, until at least 1913
Ellen Mary Cassatt (Mrs. Horace B.) Hare, Philadelphia (the artist's niece)
Mr. Bender (Sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 9, 1955, lot 72, as Portrait, Said to Be of the Artist)
Rose Borden
By descent (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1987, lot 189)
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Ellen Mary Cassatt (Mrs. Horace B.) Hare, Philadelphia (the artist's niece)
Mr. Bender (Sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 9, 1955, lot 72, as Portrait, Said to Be of the Artist)
Rose Borden
By descent (Sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1987, lot 189)
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
Exhibited
Paris, 1874 Salon, no. 326, as Ida
Literature
Nancy Mowll Mathews, Mary Cassatt, New York, 1987, pp. 24, 29-40, no. 17, illustrated p. 24 (caricature of Ida)
Condition
In generally good condition. The canvas is not lined, slack on the stretcher. A vertical repair through the figure's chest, extending 7 1/2 inches up from bottom edge center. UV: Above mentioned repair flouresces, scattered spots to the face and in bottom right corner, two spots in background at upper left.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Cassatt mentioned to her first biographer, Achille Segard, that her acquaintance, Joseph-Gabriel Tourny took Edgar Degas to see this picture at the Salon of 1874. The latter commented on it, "C'est vrai. Voilà quelqu'un qui sent comme moi." ("It's true. Here is someone who feels as I do.")
This painting will be included in the Cassatt Committee's revision of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's catalogue raisonné of the works of Mary Cassatt.
This painting will be included in the Cassatt Committee's revision of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's catalogue raisonné of the works of Mary Cassatt.