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Mary Cassatt 1844 - 1926
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mary Cassatt
- Woman and Child in Front of a Fruit Tree
- signed M. Cassatt (upper right)
- pastel on paper
- 17 3/4 by 16 1/4 inches
- (45.1 by 41.3 cm)
- Executed in 1893.
Provenance
(likely) Ambroise Vollard, Paris, France
Private Collection, New York, circa 1940s
Adelson Galleries, New York, 2009
Hammer Galleries, New York, 2011
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, New York, circa 1940s
Adelson Galleries, New York, 2009
Hammer Galleries, New York, 2011
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, Hammer Galleries, On Paper: Impressionist, Modern and Post-War Masters, May-August 2012
New York, Hammer Galleries, Winter 2013: Selected Works by Grandma Moses and Other American Masters, February-May 2013
New York, Leila Heller Gallery, Look at Me: Portraiture from Manet to the Present, May-August 2014, illustrated
New York, Hammer Galleries, Winter 2013: Selected Works by Grandma Moses and Other American Masters, February-May 2013
New York, Leila Heller Gallery, Look at Me: Portraiture from Manet to the Present, May-August 2014, illustrated
Literature
Cassatt Committee, Mary Cassatt: A New Catalogue Raisonné, no. 1132
Condition
This work is in good condition. The sheet is hinged to the mat at corners. There are a few tiny losses at edges and a 1-inch repaired loss at the upper left edge. The image is slightly darkened and there are a few scattered pindots of foxing.
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
The present pastel is one of a series of works related to Mary Cassatt's Modern Woman mural, painted for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago,