MARY CASSATT | Smiling Mother with Sober Faced Child

Sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, February 22, 1963, no. 24 (as Mère et Enfant)
(likely) Adolphe Stein, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland and Paris, France
(likely) Findlay Galleries, Chicago, Illinois
Sold: Sotheby's, London, October 23, 1963, no. 66 (as Mère et Enfant)
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Orman, Miami, Florida and Farmington, Connecticut, by 1971
Sold: Christie's, New York, June 1, 1984, lot 190
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Coral Gables, Florida, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, French Impressionists Influence American Artists, March-April 1971, no. 16, illustrated (as Mère et Enfant)
New York, Kennedy Galleries, The Eyes of America: Art from 1792-1979, May 1979, no. 14, illustrated
Orlando, Florida, Orlando Museum of Art, Hidden Treasures: American Paintings from Florida Private Collections, January-February 1992

Art Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 4, 1963, p. 508
Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings, Washington, D.C., 1970, no. 242, p. 116, illustrated 
Richard H. Love, Cassatt: The Independent, Chicago, Illinois, 1980, p. 34, illustrated

There are several scattered repaired tears near the corners and edges of the sheet. The sheet appears to be slightly toned.
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.
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This work will be included in the Cassatt Committee's revision of Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's catalogue raisonné of the works of Mary Cassatt.