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Mary Cassatt
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Mary Cassatt
- Mother Marie Holding Up Her Baby (B. 141); together with the preparatory drawing
- drypoint and graphite
- plate 258 by 176 mm 10 1/8 by 7 in; sheet 350 by 210 mm 13 3/4 by 8 1/4 in
- sheet (drawing) 256 by 182 mm 10 1/8 by 7 1/8 in
Drypoint, c. 1891, signed in pencil and inscribed 'état'; TOGETHER WITH the preparatory drawing in pencil, initialed in pencil, on Vanderley and thin wove paper respectively, both framed (1 print and 1 drawing)
Condition
The print is in good condition, with uneven margins. The sheet with a few tiny fox marks, several in the image (two at bottom, three at upper right plate edge), extremely pale mat stain in the margins and a few soft handling creases. A vertical printer's crease along the left sheet edge, a tiny tear in the deckle upper right.
The drawing is in good condition, the sheet full, with minor surface soiling at the edges.
(The inkstamp verso showing through slightly to the recto in both.)
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)