Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Lydia Reading, Turned Toward Right. Circa 1881. Soft varnish and aquatint. 109 x 179. Breeskin 63. Very fine proof on thin laid paper with the "Vanderley" watermark, signed in pencil (later). Vertical ripples across the subject and at the head. A light freckle under the subject. Small remnants of glue at head and foot on verso. All margins. Rare. Edition of a small number of proofs. Provenance : Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then H. M. Petiet (1894-1980 )