Mary Cassatt, Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3), c. 1902 |
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| Artist: | Mary Cassatt (1845 - 1926) |
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| Title: | Margot Wearing a Bonnet (No. 3), c. 1902 |
| Medium: | Drypoint etching with extensive hand coloring in watercolour |
| Image Size: | 8 3/4 in x 5 7/8 in (22.23 cm x 14.94 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 9 1/4 in x 6 1/4 in (23.5 cm x 15.88 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 29 3/8 in x 26 1/2 in (74.63 cm x 67.31 cm) |
| ID # | w-2091 |
Focusing our attention upon the facial features of young Margot, Cassatt removes any of the surrounding details of the space inhabited by the figure. In doing so, the artist creates an endearing image of a young girl who patiently sits while her features are noted.
Created in c.1902, this work is presumably a later impression from the only state created of the image. The work is occasionally printed in black and white. Printed on a fine, laid paper, other examples of this work can be found in the collection of the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Clad in a ornate dress with puffed sleeves, the Margot appears with one pudgy arm resting on the couch while the other is draped along the back of a chair. Her large bonnet accentuates the ornamental quality of her figure. She appears both as a youthful child with impatient wandering eyes and as a serene, curious subject that Cassatt has always been compelled by. With her wandering gaze, Margot addresses someone beyond the picture plane adding a narrative, interactive element to the work.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1. Breeskin, A. D. (1981) . Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work. Smithsonian Institution Press: City of Washington. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 181 on pg. 164 with an additional listing on pg 69.
3. Breeskin, A.D. (1981) . Mary Cassatt Graphic Art. Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 46.
About the Framing:
Conservation framed with museum quality, archival materials, this work is set in a Baroque style gold and bronze frame. The warm tones of the gold moulding complements the soft pastel colors in this work. Elegantly carved sculptural elements of repeated curved linear details, accentuate the natural organic shapes in this piece. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind and archival Plexiglas® cover.
