Mary Cassatt ( * 1845 † 1926 )
Artist Mary Stevenson Cassatt
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Mary Cassatt, one of the most significant Impressionists! Her sensitive portrayals of women and children are characterized by delicate colors and soft brushstrokes, capturing intimate moments of everyday life in the late 19th century. Discover her masterful works on high-quality art print paper, as a stylish framed canvas, a modern poster, or an artistically hand-painted painting in custom sizes!
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844, in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. As the daughter of a wealthy banking family, she enjoyed a privileged education that afforded her numerous trips to Europe. Against her father's wishes, she pursued a career as an artist and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Since women at that time were hardly seriously encouraged as artists in the USA, she sought more comprehensive training in Europe. In 1866, she traveled to France, where she delved deeper into the works of great masters such as Correggio, Velázquez, Titian, and Rubens.
Since 1874, Cassatt lived permanently in France and moved within the Parisian art circles. Her early works, still heavily influenced by academic painting, gained recognition and were exhibited multiple times at the prestigious Salon de Paris. However, her encounter with Edgar Degas significantly changed her artistic direction. Degas, one of the leading Impressionists, recognized her talent and encouraged her to join the Indépendants movement, from which the Impressionists later emerged. From 1879 to 1886, Cassatt regularly exhibited with the Impressionists and played a key role in the early dissemination of Impressionism in the USA.
Her main artistic theme was the depiction of women, particularly the relationship between mother and child. Cassatt captured intimate moments of everyday life with soft brushstrokes and delicate color harmonies. Her paintings show women in domestic settings, reading, sewing, or playing with their children – snapshots of the bourgeois lifestyle of the late 19th century. In the 1880s, she expanded her work to include printmaking techniques, inspired by Japanese woodcuts. Her color etchings and pastels are among the most significant works of impressionist printmaking.
In 1914, a progressing visual impairment forced her to give up painting permanently. Despite this early end to her artistic activities, she had already achieved an extraordinarily significant influence in the art world during her lifetime. Mary Cassatt passed away on June 14, 1926, at Château de Beaufresne, France. Her work remains a central component of Impressionism, and her advocacy for female artists made her a key figure in the history of modern art.
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