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Circle of Mary Cassatt, American 1844-1926-  A young girl reading at a table;  oil on canvas,...

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Lot 361

Circle of Mary Cassatt, 
American 1844-1926- 
A young girl reading at a table; 
oil on canvas,...

Starting Bid: £200

Estimate: £300 - £400

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Lot 361

Description

Circle of Mary Cassatt, 
American 1844-1926- 

A young girl reading at a table; 

oil on canvas, 33.3 x 30.9 cm. 

Provenance: 
Anon. sale, Christie's, Edinburgh, 30 April 1990. 
Private Collection, UK. 

Note: 
The present work recalls Mary Cassatt's charming, intimate portraits, characterised by her typical loose, Impressionistic brushstrokes. Indeed, similar endearing depictions of young sitters by Cassatt include paintings which sold at Sotheby's, New York, on 18 May 2005, lot 26, and at Christie's, New York, on 5 December 2002, lot 78. 

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