Saturday, November 15, 2014

Mary Cassatt at Auction



 Sotheby’s 3 December 2009








Mary Cassatt’s Mathilde Holding a Baby Who Reaches Out to Right was acquired by the present owner in1964 and is also among the 19th century highlights in the sale (est. $700/900,000). Executed in 1890, the work is one of only a few depictions of Cassatt’s loyal maid, Mathilde Valet. Cassatt discovered pastel with the help of her colleague Edgar Degas, and with the medium she was able to demonstrate her skills as an accomplished draftsman and colorist. In Mathilde Holding a Baby, the artist deftly renders the flesh tones with layered pigments to create volume.

Christie’s September 25, 2012




Mary Cassatt’s Baby Embracing Her Mother is a lovely example of the artist’s experimentation with pastel counterproofs, at the encouragement of renowned dealer Ambroise Vollard (estimate: $30,000 – 50,000).   Counterproofs are created by placing a dampened sheet of paper on top of a pastel and applying pressure to transfer some of the pastel to the new sheet. The technique creates a mirror image that has a softer look than the original, and the pastel appears essentially unchanged. While the theme of maternity is a hallmark of Cassatt, her counterproofs demonstrate that she continued to innovate and create appealing images long after she moved away from Impressionism.

Christie’s 19 November 2014




BABY JOHN NURSING
 $500,000 - $700,000





MOTHER COMBING SARA'S HAIR (NO 1)
$400,000 - $600,000

2014


Christie’s 6 November 2014






Mother Rose Looking Down at her Sleeping Baby
PRICE REALIZED
$569,000




Christie's 2013









PR.$8,400





                        MARY CASSATT (1844-1926)
                        MARGOT IN A FLOPPY BONNET (NO. 2)
                        PR.$18,750


 Christie’s 2012



 


Christie’s 2010


   
 
                         
                       

                      

Pr.£553,250($897,372) 







 
Christie's 2008






PR.$337,000








Christie's 2007






 


 
Christie's 2006
























                         
                        MARY CASSATT (1844-1926)
                        AFTERNOON WALK
                        PR.$38,400


SOTHEBY’S May 2014






MARY CASSATT
KNEELING IN AN ARMCHAIR (B. 186)
8,000 — 10,000





















MARY CASSATT
 
PORTRAIT SKETCH OF MME FONTVEILLE (NO. 2) (BREESKIN 170+ 
Estimation 5,000 — 7,000








SOTHEBY’S Oct  2013 


MARY CASSATT
THE OVAL MIRROR (B. 205)
Estimate 30,000 — 50,000

SOTHEBY’S DEC 4 2013



Estimate   700,000 — 1,000,000



Estimate   100,000 — 150,000

Lot Sold   221,000



Christie’s May 22,  2014






Girl in a Hat with a Black Ribbon
PRICE REALIZED


$665,000

Christie’s May 16,  2012





Sara Holding a Cat
PRICE REALIZED


$2,546,500



Françoise in a Round-Backed Chair, Reading
PRICE REALIZED
$1,538,500

Christie’s  2011



Head of a Girl in a Hat with a Black Rosette 
by Mary Stevenson Cassatt





Mathilde Holding Baby who Reaches out to Right
PRICE REALIZED
£553,250




SKETCH OF HEAD OF A GIRL IN A HAT WITH A BLACK ROSETTE




Christie’s December 1,  2010




Mary Cassatt, 
Master Alexander J. Cassatt, Jr.
pastel on paperboard, 1914
500,000-700,000


Christie’s November,  2010





Mother in Purple Holding her Child
PRICE REALIZED
$602,500


Christie’s October,  2010




Woman Bathing (La Toilette) (B 148; M&S 10)
PRICE REALIZED
$218,500




The Fitting (B 147; M&S 9)
PRICE REALIZED
$170,500


Christie’s December 2,  2009






Study for "Young Mother Sewing"
PRICE REALIZED
$2,434,500



Françoise Wearing a Big White Hat
PRICE REALIZED
$842,500

Christie’s May,  2008



Woman Wearing Bonnet
PRICE REALIZED
$337,000


Christie’s 2006

 




 
 


Christie’s 2004








                        Christie’s 2001




                        MARY CASSATT (1845-1926)
                        PORTRAIT OF ELLEN MARY CASSATT
                       PR.$160,000
                   


                        MARY CASSATT (1844-1926)
                        PORTRAIT OF AN ITALIAN LADY
                        PR.$138,000




                        MARY CASSATT (1845-1926)
                        SKETCH OF MOTHER JEANNE LOOKING DOWN AT

                         
Christie's 2000




                        MARY CASSATT (1844-1926)
                        KATHARINE KELSO CASSATT
                        PR.$2,976,000
                         
     

Christie's 1999









Christie's 1998










 

Bonhams May 2008



Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926); 
Tea;
Sold for US$ 15,600