Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926)
The Barefooted Child. Circa 1898. Aquatint and drypoint. 320x240 [420x338mm]. Breeskin 160; Mathews-Shapiro22. Color print. Very fine proof on thin cream laid paper (watermark: "van der ley" and figure shield), unsigned. Annotation "L" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in the hand of H. M. Petiet. Small hole in the subject at top right. Long oblique creases in upper right and lower left corners. Short tears at center head, another at left edge. Full margins. Final edition of 50 proofs. 

Provenance: Ambroise Vollard
Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).
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Lot no. 134

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) The Barefooted Child. Circa 1898. Aquatint and drypoint. 320x240 [420x338mm]. Breeskin 160; Mathews-Shapiro22. Color print. Very fine proof on thin cream laid paper (watermark: "van der ley" and figure shield), unsigned. Annotation "L" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in the hand of H. M. Petiet. Small hole in the subject at top right. Long oblique creases in upper right and lower left corners. Short tears at center head, another at left edge. Full margins. Final edition of 50 proofs. Provenance: Ambroise Vollard Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).

Estimate
€4,000 - €5,000
Result
€5,850
Buyer's premium
30%
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) The Barefooted Child. Circa 1898. Aquatint and drypoint. 320x240 [420x338mm]. Breeskin 160; Mathews-Shapiro22. Color print. Very fine proof on thin cream laid paper (watermark: "van der ley" and figure shield), unsigned. Annotation "L" in pencil in the lower left-hand corner in the hand of H. M. Petiet. Small hole in the subject at top right. Long oblique creases in upper right and lower left corners. Short tears at center head, another at left edge. Full margins. Final edition of 50 proofs. Provenance: Ambroise Vollard Ambroise Vollard (1866-1939) then Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).
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