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MARY STEVENSON CASSATT (American

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MARY STEVENSON CASSATT (American
<B>MARY STEVENSON CASSATT </B></I>(American 1844-1926)<BR><I>Study for a Woman in Black at the Opera</B></I>, circa 1880<BR>Charcoal and pencil on paper<BR>5-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches (13.3 x 21.0 cm)<BR>Stamped lower right: <I>Mathilde X Collection</B></I><BR> <BR>Provenance:<BR>Acquired from the artist by Mathilde Vallet, 1927<BR>Sale, Mathilde X , Paris, 1931<BR>Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York<BR><BR>The present work is a study by Mary Cassatt for her large oil painting <I>A Woman in Black at the Opera</B></I> in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This drawing, along with other pencil studies for the finished canvas, is listed in Adelyn Dohme Breeskin's catalogue raisonné on the artist. The drawing belonged to Mathilde Vallet, Mary Cassatt's longtime companion and housekeeper.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)