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Mary Cassatt — Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen
Mary Cassatt

Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen

1898

Mary Cassatt's 1898 pastel work 'Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen' portrays an intimate domestic moment. The artist employs soft, luminous pastels to capture the tender relationship between mother and child.

Medium
pastel on paper
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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Modern Day Auction

November 15, 2022

Estimate: $800,000 – $1,200,000

Lot 520

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Mary Cassatt, Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen, 1898

Mary Cassatt's 1898 pastel work 'Mrs. Harris Whittemore and Baby Helen' portrays an intimate domestic moment. The artist employs soft, luminous pastels to capture the tender relationship between mother and child.

Medium
pastel on paper
Year
1898
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Impressionist, American, Domestic, Child, Tender, Portrait, Woman, Figurative, Pastel

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, Art Institute of Chicago