Mary Cassatt

Two rare soft-ground etchings, c. 1880, Breeskin's first and second states, on China and laid paper respectively, each framed (2 prints)

Ex coll. Edgar Degas (Lugt 657)

With wide margins, in good condition. First state: There are several faint mottled fox marks in the left side of the plate, the margins with traces of pale mat stain, soft handling creases, and rippling along the right sheet edge. Tape remains along the upper sheet edge verso. Second state: The margins and verso with pale mat stain and minor surface soiling. Tape and hinge remains along the upper and left sheet edges verso.
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.

Cassatt's etchings depict the celebrated Irish novelist and art critic George Moore. Moore championed the artists of the Parisian avant-garde, and his writing drove the popularization of Impressionism in England.  A regular among the circles of bohemian writers and painters in Paris, Moore sat for several portraits by Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and a particularly controversial oil painting by Walter Sickert, among others.