Lot Essay
We are grateful to the Cassatt Committee for confirming the authenticity of this lot.
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Mary Cassatt (1845-1926)
Two Children, One Sucking Her Thumb: A Double Sided Work
Details
Mary Cassatt (1845-1926)
Two Children, One Sucking Her Thumb: A Double Sided Work
signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right recto) -- signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right verso)
pencil on paper
7¾ x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.), image size
11¾ x 10¼ in. (29.9 x 26 cm.), sheet size
Two Children, One Sucking Her Thumb: A Double Sided Work
signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right recto) -- signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right verso)
pencil on paper
7¾ x 6 in. (19.7 x 15.2 cm.), image size
11¾ x 10¼ in. (29.9 x 26 cm.), sheet size
Provenance
International Galleries, Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Malcolm Boshnack, Coral Gables, Florida.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 18 January 1980, lot 9.
Dr. Malcolm Boshnack, Coral Gables, Florida.
Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 18 January 1980, lot 9.
Literature
A.D. Breeskin, Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings, Washington D.C., 1970, p. 278, no. 831, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, England, Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., 1961.