Woman Standing, Holding a Fan
Object Details
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Date
1878-1879
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Object Type
Paintings
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Medium
Distemper with metallic paint on canvas
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Dimensions
50 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.
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Inscriptions
Recto:
signed l.l.: Mary Cassatt
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Acquisition in honor of Ruth Carter Stevenson and the 50th Anniversary of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art with funds provided by Anne T. and Robert M. Bass, The Walton Family Foundation, Marsland and Richard W. Moncrief, and the Council of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
2011.20
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Copyright
Public domain
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