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THBCassatt, Mary, American 1844-1926
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About Auction
TimedMay 5, 2017 - May 16, 2017
Creighton-Davis Gallery john.rareart@gmail.com
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- Lot Description
Title: "Portrait of Susan"
drypoint, signed with the full slightly elaborate pencil signature as frequently seen on early works only known stateRecorded and illustrated in the text on the graphics of Ms. Cassatt by A. Breeskin, No. 50.
Comments: Based on our research, this example may well be the only copy of this image that survives. This conclusion is based on the fact that the impression being offered here is clearly the one illustrated in Breeskin's text on Ms. Cassatt's prints as the signature across the plate line could not be easily duplicated. Further our research with the major repositories of Cassatt material, the museums in Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York did not discover another impression. This is understandable and probably very typical of early works. Ms. Cassatt along with with Degas, her mentor, experimented with "print making" as an aside to painting and not as today, as an important commercial project. Thus it is unlikely that many impressions were made from this plate and we can find none that have survived except this example. The plate seems to have been lost as well.
Further this image is the only one recorded as having been offered at auction in the last 30 years.
This work should not be lost and belongs in any comprehensive collection of her work where scholars or serious connoisseurs could study and appreciate her early work.
For obvious reasons this work would be well received by a museum or other institution generating possible tax benefits for the donor.
All works guaranteed authentic since 1996 (see "Terms and Conditions"). Additional details, larger photos may be found at our Creighton Davis Gallery website. Creighton-Davis does not accept post sale offers on unsold lots.plate size: 9 x 7 3/4 in (22.9 x 15.9 cm)
Condition
In very good condition, apparently the full sheet. Annotations in bottom marginIn pencil. See photos. Additional and larger photos and more information may often be available in our main site catalog.
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