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Biography. Known for her perceptive depictions of women and children, Mary Cassatt was one of the few American artists active in the nineteenth-century French avant-garde. Born to a prominent Pittsburgh family, she traveled extensively through Europe with her parents and siblings.
- Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new...
- Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment
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Mary Cassatt, Self-Portrait, c. 1880, gouache and watercolor over graphite on paper, 32.7 cm × 24.6 cm, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. NPG.76.33 Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878 After Cassatt's parents and sister Lydia joined Cassatt in Paris in 1877, Degas, Cassatt, and Lydia were often to be seen at the Louvre studying artworks together.
Discover the origins of the French art movement in a new look at the radical 1874 exhibition considered the birth of modern painting. A remarkable presentation of 130 works includes a rare reunion of many of the paintings first featured in that now-legendary exhibition.
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She exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon and became increasingly interested in Impressionism. Following her friend Edgar Degas’s encouragement, she exhibited with the group, becoming one of four women to do so. Cassatt is best known for her representations of women and children.
