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Mary Cassatt

The Picture Book

Maker

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926), designer

Title

The Picture Book

Year

ca. 1901

Medium

  • drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • drypoint

Materials

drypoint

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 22.1 x 14.9 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:Signed in pencil on right under platemark:Mary Cassatt; inscribed in pencil in LR:La LectureVerso:inscribed in pencil on left:A93033; on right:FVX; in LR corner:84.198.910; inscribed in brown ink along bottom edge (upside down):(Hebrew?)

Marks: Stamped in black ink in LR on recto:YB inscribed in circle = collector's mark of Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.910

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

Exhibition History

American Prints
Highlights from the Gift of the Fazzano Brothers
Mar 12, 2004 – May 30, 2004
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926), designer
The Picture Book, ca. 1901
Drypoint
Plate: 22.1 x 14.9 cm (8 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.910

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