MARY CASSATT (1845-1926)

The Bath (Breeskin 143; Mathews and Shapiro 5)

Details

MARY CASSATT (1845-1926)
The Bath (Breeskin 143; Mathews and Shapiro 5)
drypoint and aquatint in colors, 1890-1, on Japan, a very good impression, the colors fresh, seventeenth (final) state, with the artist's blue monogram stamp (L.604), from the edition of about 25, with margins, very pale mat staining in the margins, an old tack hole with an attendant small stain in the top margin, otherwise in very good condition, framed
P. 12.5/8 x 9in. (321 x 248mm.)
S. 14.5/8 x 11in. (371 x 280mm.)

Lot Essay

Mathews and Shapiro locate 20 final state impressions of The Bath; they do not record the present example. The Bath is generally considered Cassatt's earliest subject in the famous set of ten print images depicting women in daily activities, all of which were done between 1890 and 1891.