Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists.
Cassatt was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Pittsburgh. She was born into favorable circumstances: her father, Robert Simpson Cassat (later Cassatt), was a successful stockbroker and land speculator, and her mother, Katherine Kelso Johnston, came from a banking family.
Cassatt's popular reputation is based on an extensive series of rigorously drawn, tenderly observed, yet largely unsentimental paintings and prints on the theme of the mother and child. The earliest dated work on this subject is the drypoint Gardner Held by His Mother (an impression inscribed "Jan/88" is in the New York Public Library), although she had painted a few earlier works on the theme. Some of these works depict her own relatives, friends, or clients, although in her later years she generally used professional models in compositions that are often reminiscent of Italian Renaissance depictions of the Madonna and Child. After 1900, she concentrated almost exclusively on mother-and-child subjects.
In recognition of her contributions to the arts, France awarded her the Légion d'honneur in 1904.
She died on June 14, 1926 at Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, and was buried in the family vault at Mesnil-Théribus, France. - wikipedia
Child in a Straw Hat Movement: Impressionism Collection: National Gallery of Art (USA) Date: 1886 Artist: Mary Cassatt
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Child Picking a Fruit Movement: Impressionism Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Dimensions: 100 x 65 cm Date: 1893 Artist: Mary Cassatt
Children Playing on the Beach Movement: Impressionism Collection: National Gallery of Art (USA) Date: 1884 Artist: Mary Cassatt
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Children Playing with a Cat Movement: Impressionism Dimensions: 33.0 x 41.0 in (83.8 x 104.1 cm) Date: 1908 Artist: Mary Cassatt
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Driving Movement: Impressionism Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art Dimensions: 89.3 x 130.8 cm Date: 1881 Artist: Mary Cassatt
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During Carnival Movement: Impressionism Date: 1872 Artist: Mary Cassatt
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Ellen Mary Cassatt in a White Coat Movement: Impressionism Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Dimensions: 24.0 x 32.3 in (61 x 82 cm) Date: 1896 Artist: Mary Cassatt