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 for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]