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The Corner of the Sofa (No. 1)

A work made of soft ground etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of soft ground etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1879

Artist:

Mary Cassatt
American, 1844-1926

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Mary Cassatt

Title

The Corner of the Sofa (No. 1)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1879

Medium

Soft ground etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 28.5 × 21.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 40.7 × 29 cm (16 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Frank Little, Mrs. Donald Patterson, Mrs. John W. Robinson, and Mrs. John W. Taylor to the Frances Hooper Memorial Fund

Reference Number

2001.495

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