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Mary Cassatt
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Mary Cassatt
- Telling Fortunes (B. 57); together with transfer pencil drawing
- etching and aquatint and pencil
- plate 158 by 212 mm 6 1/4 by 8 3/8 in; sheet 196 by 305 mm 7 3/4 by 12 in
- sheet (drawing) 162 by 212 mm 6 3/8 by 8 3/8 in
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, c. 1881, the second (final) state; TOGETHER WITH soft-ground transfer pencil drawing, both signed in pencil, on wove and thin wove paper respectively, both framed (1 print and 1 drawing)
Condition
The print is in good condition, with margins, one fox mark at image center. The margins with surface soiling, a pale fox mark at lower right and left center. The verso with several soft handling creases and three flattened creases lower right (not visible recto).
The drawing is in good condition, the full sheet, several Japan-backed skillful repairs, largely visible from the verso, a few spots of oil staining and soft-ground smudges, creasing at the corners. The verso with offset soft-ground transfer. (The inkstamp verso showing through to the recto.)
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
Ex coll. Robert Hartshorne (L. 2215b)