Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) The Barefooted Child. About 1898. Aquatint and drypoint. 315 x 243 [360 x 275]. Breeskin 160. color print. Beautiful and rare proof on old laid paper (watermark: small coat of arms with letters), color variant of the edition, the slate blue background, without the pale yellow in the dress, the back of the chair pale green. Strong undulations due to the pressure at the printing. Some small holes and thinning inherent to the texture of the paper. A few short tears and small snags at the edges of the folio. Two small circular oily stains along the lower board cut, one of which is visible in the center at the bottom of the robe. Soiling and smudging on the reverse. Final edition of 50 proofs. Provenance: Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then H. M. Petiet (1894-1980).