Lot Essay
This painting will be included in the Cassatt Committee's revision of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's catalogue raisonné of the works of Mary Cassatt.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN COLLECTOR
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Sketch of Mother Jeanne Looking Down, with Her Baby (No. 3)
Details
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Sketch of Mother Jeanne Looking Down, with Her Baby (No. 3)
signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
20 x 13¾ in. (50.8 x 35 cm.)
Executed circa 1907-1908.
Sketch of Mother Jeanne Looking Down, with Her Baby (No. 3)
signed 'Mary Cassatt' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
20 x 13¾ in. (50.8 x 35 cm.)
Executed circa 1907-1908.
Provenance
The artist.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the above, May 29, 1914.
Durand-Ruel, New York, acquired from the above, August 2, 1939, until 1949.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, by 1955.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1967.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the above, May 29, 1914.
Durand-Ruel, New York, acquired from the above, August 2, 1939, until 1949.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, by 1955.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1967.
Literature
Whitney Museum of American Art, A History of American Watercolor Painting, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1942, p. 25, no. 130 (as Jeune femme et enfant).
Exhibited
Paris, Durand-Ruel, June 8-27, 1914 (as Jeune femme et enfant).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, A History of American Watercolor Painting, January 27-February 25, 1942, no. 130 (as Jeune femme et enfant).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, A History of American Watercolor Painting, January 27-February 25, 1942, no. 130 (as Jeune femme et enfant).
Sale room notice
Please note the watercolor was executed circa 1907-08 and the correct dimensions are 20 x 13¾ in. (50.8 x 35 cm.).
Additionally, please note that the provenance has been updated to read:
The artist.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the above, May 29, 1914.
Durand-Ruel, New York, acquired from the above, August 2, 1939, until 1949.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, by 1955.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1967.
Additionally, please note that the provenance has been updated to read:
The artist.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, acquired from the above, May 29, 1914.
Durand-Ruel, New York, acquired from the above, August 2, 1939, until 1949.
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, New York, by 1955.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1967.
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