Mary Cassatt Reproduction Appraisal

Portrait of a Young Girl in a Large Hat, after Mary Cassatt

This item is a framed print or reproduction of a portrait depicting a young girl wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and a blue pinafore over a white shirt. The artwork is created in a style characteristic of American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, following her frequent themes of women and children. The piece is rendered in a soft, pastel-like color palette featuring muted blues, whites, and flesh tones against a solid light blue background. A signature reading 'Mary Cassatt' is visible in the lower right corner, though the overall flat quality and the presence of price tags suggest this is likely a lithographic print or high-quality decorative reproduction rather than an original pastel or oil. The artwork is housed in a multi-layered presentation: an inner gold-toned bevel, followed by a wide beige mat which displays significant foxing and brown age-related spotting. The outer frame appears to be a gilded wood or plaster frame with observable wear on the edges. Condition issues are notable, including two blue adhesive price stickers placed directly onto the glass surface, significant moisture-related staining and discoloration on the matting, and potential fading of the pigments due to light exposure. The style is late 19th-century Impressionism, but the physical presentation suggests a mid-to-late 20th-century commercial reproduction.