HARRIS SCHRANK FINE PRINTS

  Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), The Bonnet, drypoint, c. 1891, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Breeskin 137, third state (of 3). In very good condition, with full margins, 7 1/4 x 5 1/2, the sheet 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches; the sheet with deckle edges. Ex collection: Mrs Gardner Cowles A suberb impression, printed in a brown ink on heavy cream laid paper, with much burr from the drypoint work, particularly in the hat and ribbon, and printed with a subtle layer of plate tone. Only one impression of the first state is known, a few of the second, [...]

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), 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 [...]