Mary Cassatt Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, 1844-1926
As one of just two females and the only American member of the original French Impressionist circle, Mary Cassatt stands out for her ability to capture scenes of domestic life in her paintings that her male contemporaries often did not encounter.
Where other Impressionists indulged in sensual or sensational scenes of Parisian women, Cassatt’s unique perspective allowed her to create intimate, true-to-life renderings of her subjects. She pushed the radical art movement further to capture tender, fleeting instants shared by women as mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. Between 1860 and 1865, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and in December 1865, she sailed to Paris to study with the French painters Charles Chaplin and Jean-Léon Gérôme.
In 1868, Cassatt made her debut at the Paris Salon but returned to Philadelphia in 1870 with the onset of the Franco-Prussian war. However, by 1874 she had settled again in Paris, where she would live most of her adult life.
Just three years later, Cassatt met a man who would change the trajectory of her career forever: Edgar Degas. At his invitation, she joined a group that would become known as the Impressionists and, under his influence, developed a love for drawing and works on paper. Inspired by the "new painting," Cassatt abandoned her former academic manner and adopted Impressionism's high-keyed hues and modern subjects.
Best remembered for her intimate portrayals of women, children and the mother-child relationship, Cassatt was a vital contributor to the Impressionist circle. Today, her works can be found in important collections the world over, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.) and Musée d'Orsay (Paris).
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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)
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Artist: Mary Cassatt
WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").
By Mary Cassatt
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Cassatt, Mary. WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").
Drawing, Pencil, circa 1878.
5 x 8 1/2 inches (sheet). With the estate stamp "Mary Cassatt - Collection Mathilde....
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1870s Mary Cassatt Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Mary Cassatt was famous for her portraiture. She was especially drawn to women in everyday domestic settings, especially mothers with their children. Unlike the Madonnas and cherubs of the Renaissance, Cassatt's portraits were unconventional in their direct and honest nature. Some of Cassatt's most well-known works include The Boating Part, The Child's Bath and Little Girl in a Blue Armchair. Shop a wide range of Mary Cassatt art on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Today, Mary Cassatt's paintings are in a number of places. Some museums that have the American artist's works in their collections include the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois; the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France; the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York; the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In addition, some of her paintings, like Picking Flowers in a Field and Ellen Mary Cassatt In A White Coat are in private collections. Shop a range of Mary Cassatt art on 1stDibs.
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