Lot #413: MARY CASSATT - Mother Nursing Her Child - Pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, 1845 - 1926).
Title: "Mother Nursing Her Child".
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1899.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (267 x 194 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Drawn on cream laid paper. Good to very good condition; deckle edges top and left edges; uneven lower edge; a few subtle fox marks recto; presents very well. Comment(s): Our example is a (the?) study for the drypoint print of the same name, published in 1899. The present drawing being offered in our auction is no longer under copyright and the image is in the public domain. [29938-2-6000]