Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, "Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, no. 938.
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Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, "Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, pg. 305
(Lower left:) M. S. Cassatt signed
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Summary:
Half-length female figure is seated on a rose-and-white upholstered armchair, her right arm resting along the curve of the chair. She leans back in the chair, right of center. She wears a black fress with white ruffles at collar and wrists and holds a handerchief with her left hand in her lap. A large diamond ring is on her right hand.
