Date
(c. 1894)
Artist
Mary Cassatt, American, b. Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, 1844–1926
Provenance
Tadamasa Hayashi, Tokyo and Paris, 1913
Yamanaka & Co., New York
Charles V. Wheeler, Washington DC (sale: American Art Association -Anderson Galleries, 1 November 1935, lot 37)
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 28 October 1970, lot no. 40.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington DC, 28 October 1970-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1989.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. "Comparisons: An Exercise in Looking," 11 December 1990-21 April 1991, ill in the exhibition brochure.
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Published References
BREESKIN, ADELYN DOHME. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors and Drawings (Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1970), no. 235, ill. p. 114.
ALLEN, JANE ADDAMS. "Hirshhorn's best unveiled," Wasington Times (8 August 1986), p. C1. ill.
RICHARD, PAUL. "Hirshhorn: A Collector's Touch," Washington Post (9 August 1986), pp. D1, D8. ill.
BURCHARD, HANK. "Now Everyone's a Critic," Washington Post, Weekend (14 December 1990).
UNSIGNED. Winter/Spring 1991 Calendar: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1991), ill.
KILIAN, MICHAEL. "Advance and retreat," Chicago Tribune (10 January 1991), p. 12.
WELZENBACH, MICHAEL. "How to be an Art Critic," Washington Post (13 January 1991).
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On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.853
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pastel on paper
Dimensions
21 7/16 X 17 7/8 IN. IRREG. (54.5 X 45.5 CM.)
