Bonhams 1793 : Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Femme assise de profil; Fillette; Au théâtre (3) I. 9 5/8 x 7 1/16in. (24.5 x 18cm)II. 9 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (23.5 x 15cm) III. 3 15/16 x 6 5/16in. (10 x 16cm)

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5 Nov 2012 13:00 EST New York
Impressionist & Modern Art
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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

Femme assise de profil; Fillette; Au théâtre (3)
each stamped with the Mathilde X collection stamp (Lugt 2665a; lower right)
each pencil on paper
I. 9 5/8 x 7 1/16in. (24.5 x 18cm)
II. 9 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (23.5 x 15cm)
III. 3 15/16 x 6 5/16in. (10 x 16cm)
I. Executed circa 1881
II. Executed circa 1908
III. Executed circa 1880

Sold for US$ 6,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

PROVENANCE
Collection of Mathilde Valet, Château de Beaufresne, France (acquired from the artist, 1927).
Mathilde X Sale, Galerie A.-M. Reitlinger, Paris, May 19 - June 30, 1931, lots 96, 145, 171, respectively.
Durand-Ruel, Paris.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, October 25, 1985, lot 96.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owners.
By descent from the above to the present owner.

EXHIBITED
Paris, Galerie A.-M. Reitlinger, Dessins, pastels, peintures, études par Mary Cassatt, May - June 1931, no. 96, 145, 171, respectively.

LITERATURE
A. Dohme Breeskin, Mary Cassatt, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors and Drawings, Washington, D.C., 1970, no. 747 (illustrated p. 257), no. 921 (illustrated p. 300), no. 723 (illustrated p. 251).