After the Bullfight by Mary Cassatt
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After the Bullfight

Mary Cassatt · 1873

Provenance

Ownership history

  1. The artist, 1873; H. Teubner, Philadelphia, by 1878; John Ruderman, Montclair, NJ, dates unknown; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Padawar, NY, until c. 1957; John Cunningham, New York, by September 1959; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, September 1959; Mrs. Sterling Morton (1890-1969), Chicago, October 26, 1959; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1969.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, <em>49th Annual Exhibition</em>, Apr. 22–June 2, 1878, no. 192, as <em>Spanish Matador</em>.
  • New York, Waldorf–Astoria Hotel, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, <em>Sixty–Eight Great Paintings</em>, Jan. 17, 1957, no. 9, no cat.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Treasures of Chicago Collectors</em>, Apr. 15–May 7, 1961.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Miss Mary Cassatt</em>, July 1–Sept. 5, 1966, no cat, as <em>Toreador</em>.
  • Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, <em>Mary Cassatt 1844–1926</em>, Sept. 27–Nov. 7, 1970, no. 2, as <em>Toreador</em>, ill.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Art at The Time of the Centennial</em>, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no cat., as <em>Torero</em>.
  • Albi, France, Musee Toulouse–Lautrec, <em>Tresors Impressionistes du Musee de Chicago</em>, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980, no. 42 (ill.).
  • Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, <em>A Selection of Six: American Paintings from the Clark Collection</em>, Nov. 17, 1990–Jan. 12, 1991.
  • Art Institute of Chicago, <em>Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman</em>, Oct. 10, 1998–Jan. 10, 1999; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, and Washington, DC, National Gallery, cat. 6.
  • Norfolk, VA, Chrysler Museum of Art, <em>Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820–1920</em>, Feb. 12–May 16, 2021; Milwaukee Art Museum, June 11–Oct. 3, 2021, cat. 77 (ill.).

Literature

Published references

  • Frederick A. Sweet, "Paintings and Pastels by Mary Cassatt in the Collection of The Art Institute," <em>Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies</em> 2 (1967): 33–49, fig. 1 (ill.), as <em>Toreador</em>, <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/4108780">https://www.jstor.org/stable/4108780</a>.
  • Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago</em> (Art Institute of Chicago, 2011), cat. 19.

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