Maternal Caress

MARY CASSATT (1844-1926) Maternal Caress drypoint, aquatint and etching, on wove paper, 1890-1891, a very fine impression with particularly strong burr (the only known impression), Mathews & Shapiro's third state (of six), signed and annotated 'etat' in pencil, with margins, framed Image: 14 ½ x 10 5⁄8 in. (368 x 270 mm.) Sheet: 19 x 12 ¼ in. (483 x 311 mm.)