Lot 39 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
The Crocheting Lesson (B. 178)
Mary Cassatt · drypoint
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art , New York · 29 October 2008
- Dimensions
- P. 17 3/8 x 10½ in. (441 x 267 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3529046
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3529046 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3529046
Mary Cassatt, The Crocheting Lesson (B. 178). Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3529046.
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Mary Cassatt, The Crocheting Lesson (B. 178). Christie's, 29 Oct 2008, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3529046.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Thirty Four Greens in my Garden, My Right Hand as a Flower, Rings of Saturn | Byron Kim (b.1961), Glenn Ligon (b.1960) & Kiki Smith (b.1954) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Cassatt | The Oval Mirror (B. 205) | $23,750 | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | |
| Mary Cassatt | dans le jardin, à marly | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | mère, enfant et bébé | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | george moore: two states (breeskin 27) | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | The Barefooted Child (Breeskin 160) | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | the crocheting lesson (b. 179) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | Smiling Mother with Sober Faced Child | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Mary Cassatt | Françoise Sewing (No. 2) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.