Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926)
Tea. Circa 1890. Drypoint. 150x180mm. Breeskin 133. Very fine proof printed in bistré black with ground tint on thin cream laid paper (watermark: shield with figure, associated with Van der Ley). Annotation "J" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in H. M. Petiet's hand and numbering in his hand: "n° 38". Frizzling and traces of creasing to edges of folio. All margins untrimmed. 

Provenance: Ambroise Vollard
Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).
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Lot no. 131

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) Tea. Circa 1890. Drypoint. 150x180mm. Breeskin 133. Very fine proof printed in bistré black with ground tint on thin cream laid paper (watermark: shield with figure, associated with Van der Ley). Annotation "J" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in H. M. Petiet's hand and numbering in his hand: "n° 38". Frizzling and traces of creasing to edges of folio. All margins untrimmed. Provenance: Ambroise Vollard Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).

Estimate
€1,000 - €1,200
Result
€1,430
Buyer's premium
30%
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) Tea. Circa 1890. Drypoint. 150x180mm. Breeskin 133. Very fine proof printed in bistré black with ground tint on thin cream laid paper (watermark: shield with figure, associated with Van der Ley). Annotation "J" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in H. M. Petiet's hand and numbering in his hand: "n° 38". Frizzling and traces of creasing to edges of folio. All margins untrimmed. Provenance: Ambroise Vollard Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).
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