HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Afternoon Promenade, soft ground etching and preliminary transfer drawing, ca. 1881. Reference: Breeskin 33, second (final) state. Printed on laid paper, watermark ARCHES. Also the transfer drawing for Afternoon Promenade, pencil on thin wove paper. The etching 11 x 8 1/2, the drawing on paper 12 1/2 x 16 inches. Provenance for the etching: Edgar Degas, Paris (Lugt 657) Provenance for drawing and etching: Robert Hartshorne, New York (Lugt 2215b), thence by descent The drawing is mentioned by Breeskin under no. 33.

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), The Manicure, drypoint,  circa 1908, signed in pencil lower left. Reference: Breeskin 199, first state (of 2).In very good condition, printed on laid paper with margins, 8 3/8 x 6, the sheet 12 3/4 x 9 inches. Provenance: Robert Hartshorne, New York (with his stamp verso, Lugt 2215b). A fine delicately printed impression, printed in a dark brownish/black ink, with touches of burr from the drypoint work in many places, and a very subtle veil of plate tone. Robert Hartshorne collected fine examples of work by artists such as Degas, Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso, and was known [...]

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Lydia Looking Toward the Right, Trees Beyond, etching, c. 1881. Breeskin 52, only state. In generally good condition, with full margins, on Van Gelder paper. 7 3/4 x 4 5/8, the sheet 14 1/2 x 11 inches. Provenance: Robert Hartshorne, NY, with his stamp verso (Lugt 2215b). A fine impression of this great rarity. Lydia was Mary Cassatt’s sister.

Mary Cassatt (1844 -1926), The Fitting,  1890-91, drypoint and aquatint in colors on laid paper; 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches (375 x 252 mm), signed in pencil with monogram, watermark PL Bas. Reference: Breeskin 147; Mathews & Shapiro 9 seventh (final) state. Provenance: Kennedy Galleries New York, 1963 Catherine Gamble Curran, New York The ten color aquatints that Cassatt produced for the third exhibition of the Société des Peintres-Graveurs in April 1891 have long been considered among the most significant achievements of her career. Much has been written about the synergy of influences which gave rise to these startlingly innovative [...]

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Baby and Nurse Reclining, drypoint, c. 1886, signed in pencil with initials lower right. Reference: Breeskin 91, only state. On Britannia Lifeline paper, in very good condition, with irregular margins, a few tiny foxmarks, some nicks and small tears left margin edge, remains of prior hinging right edge verso, 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches, the sheet 13 x 8 inches. Provenance: Robert Hartshorne, New York (Lugt 2215b). A fine atmospheric impression, printed with a substantial layering of plate tone. Impressions of Baby and Nurse Reclining are rare; indeed we know of no other impressions to appear [...]