GENERAL DESCRIPTION
One of Mary Cassatt’s numerous images exploring the relationship between mothers and children, this etching reveals the artist’s equal facility with the drypoint process as well as with her traditional pastels. One of the members of the impressionists, Cassatt was a pioneer in adopting many of the stylistic innovations of Japanese prints, such as the minimalism of this etching’s composition.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA Label copy (1976.64.FA), July 2005.
NOTES
- The object file contains a letter from Adelyn D. Breeskin to Sue Graze, Nov 15, 1976, that assigns this print the title Antoine Holding Her Child, c. 1908. This correspondence is referenced in the acquisition proposal in TMS, signed by John Lundsford:
- "This drypoint is an important addition to our print collection. It has been examined by Adelyn Breeskin, the foremost authority on Cassatt, who affirms that it is a rare first state print, probably printed in this one impression and possibly only two others. Completed c. 1908, toward the end of Cassat's career, it reveals the artist as an accomplished printmaker. The drypoint technique emphasizes Cassatt's draftsmanship and ability to capture individual character with a few graceful lines. (Mrs. Breeskin asserts that neither the signature nor the edition number is in the artist's handwriting; and the latter is definitely incorrect.)"
- I entered Antoine Holding Her Child as a former title because it appears on the Foundation for the Arts acquisition paperwork in the Object File.
- Title was Denise Holding Her Child when DMFA exhibited in the "A Print History: The Bromberg Gifts" exhibition (1982).
- Original cataloguing cards show that Antoine was crossed out and "Denise" was overwritten
- Look for the reproduction of this print's second state in Breeskin's 1948 catalogue.
- Added geographies to constituent record. (See object draft for Cassatt, Sleepy Baby, 1952.38.M)
PUBLISHED REFERENCES:
Breeskin (1979), cat. no. 204 (no page number- illus.), cat entry on page 71, Denise Holding Her Child, c. 1905 cat. no. 160 i/iv-- dated c.1898
Rosen and Pinsky, Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Artist's Studio (2000)-- page 122, illustrated in color, Denise Holding her Childd, dated c. 1905
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Until 1975: Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX [1]
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [2] [3]
[1] The object was loaned from this individual to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1975.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of the Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [2] [3]
[1] The object was loaned from this individual to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1975.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of the Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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- The Great Wave: The Influence of Japanese Woodcuts on French Prints~Read Colta Feller Ives' 1974 exhibition catalogue about the profound impact Japanese art had on artists working in France in the mid-19th century.
- Mary Cassatt: A Woman's World (Antiques & Fine Art)~Read William H. Gerdts' informative review of the 2008 exhibition, Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Collections of Ambroise Vollard (2008, Adelson Galleries, New York, NY).
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General Description
One of Mary Cassatt’s numerous images exploring the relationship between mothers and children, this etching reveals the artist’s equal facility with the drypoint process as well as with her traditional pastels. One of the members of the impressionists, Cassatt was a pioneer in adopting many of the stylistic innovations of Japanese prints, such as the minimalism of this etching’s composition.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA Label copy (1976.64.FA), July 2005.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The Great Wave: The Influence of Japanese Woodcuts on French Prints~Read Colta Feller Ives' 1974 exhibition catalogue about the profound impact Japanese art had on artists working in France in the mid-19th century.
- Mary Cassatt: A Woman's World (Antiques & Fine Art)~Read William H. Gerdts' informative review of the 2008 exhibition, Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Collections of Ambroise Vollard (2008, Adelson Galleries, New York, NY).
Notes
- The object file contains a letter from Adelyn D. Breeskin to Sue Graze, Nov 15, 1976, that assigns this print the title Antoine Holding Her Child, c. 1908. This correspondence is referenced in the acquisition proposal in TMS, signed by John Lundsford:
- "This drypoint is an important addition to our print collection. It has been examined by Adelyn Breeskin, the foremost authority on Cassatt, who affirms that it is a rare first state print, probably printed in this one impression and possibly only two others. Completed c. 1908, toward the end of Cassat's career, it reveals the artist as an accomplished printmaker. The drypoint technique emphasizes Cassatt's draftsmanship and ability to capture individual character with a few graceful lines. (Mrs. Breeskin asserts that neither the signature nor the edition number is in the artist's handwriting; and the latter is definitely incorrect.)"
- I entered Antoine Holding Her Child as a former title because it appears on the Foundation for the Arts acquisition paperwork in the Object File.
- Title was Denise Holding Her Child when DMFA exhibited in the "A Print History: The Bromberg Gifts" exhibition (1982).
- Original cataloguing cards show that Antoine was crossed out and "Denise" was overwritten
- Look for the reproduction of this print's second state in Breeskin's 1948 catalogue.
- Added geographies to constituent record. (See object draft for Cassatt, Sleepy Baby, 1952.38.M)
PUBLISHED REFERENCES:
Breeskin (1979), cat. no. 204 (no page number- illus.), cat entry on page 71, Denise Holding Her Child, c. 1905 cat. no. 160 i/iv-- dated c.1898
Rosen and Pinsky, Mary Cassatt: Prints and Drawings from the Artist's Studio (2000)-- page 122, illustrated in color, Denise Holding her Childd, dated c. 1905
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
made- Le Mesnil-Theribus
Process/materials
ink
paper
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
woman
mother
children
linear
countour
Japanese printmaking
profile
hands
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1975: Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX [1]
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [2] [3]
[1] The object was loaned from this individual to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1975.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of the Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
From 1976: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [2] [3]
[1] The object was loaned from this individual to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts in 1975.
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of the Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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