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Mary Stevenson Cassatt (/ k ə ˈ s æ t /; May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) [1] was an American painter and printmaker. [2] She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), and lived much of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the Impressionists.
The tea set was a gift to Cassatt's family from Riddle's daughter. The tea service is gilded blue-and-white porcelain from Canton (modern day Guangzhou) in Qing dynasty China ; in the 19th century, Canton was renowned for its exports to the Western world , as the port city was one of the centers of the Old China Trade .
Cassatt was dissatisfied with her art education and yearned to continue her career abroad. Her father was hesitant at first. He was concerned that it was inappropriate for his daughter of “means and social position” to pursue an artistic career. [3] He eventually gave in, and the Cassatt family ended up following Mary to Paris to live with her.
A Woman and a Girl Driving is an oil-on-canvas painting by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt, painted in 1881. It emphasizes the theme of female autonomy in a male dominated society. [ 1 ] Lydia Cassatt, the artist's sister, is shown holding the reins of the family's carriage alongside Odile Fèvre, the niece of Edgar Degas , and a servant to ...
The remainder of the family joined the sisters in the summer of 1880 and Cassatt's work at that time shifted to images depicting home life. Lydia became a frequent subject of Cassatt's work until her death in 1882. [1] Cassatt usually avoided plein air painting, though this work captures the sunlight, evidencing that it was painted in the ...
Gardner (Cassatt) Held by His Mother is a drypoint print dated circa 1889 by the American painter, printmaker, pastelist, and connoisseur Mary Cassatt. The example illustrated is in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and is a gift of Samuel Putnam Avery .
Ellen Mary Cassatt In A White Coat: 1896: 32 in x 24 in: private collection: Breakfast in Bed: 1897: 25 5/8 in × 29 in: Huntington Library: San Marino, California Under the Horse Chestnut Tree: 1898: 19 x 15 in: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (this original), Library of Congress: Houston and Washington D.C. Gardner and Ellen: 1899: 25 in × 18 3 ...
The elder Cassatt was a successful stockbroker and land speculator who was descended from the French Huguenot Jacques Cossart, who came to New Amsterdam in 1662. The Cassatts had seven children, two of whom died in infancy; Alexander's younger sister was the impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. [4] Their mother, Katherine, came from a banking ...