Mary Cassatt
American, 1844-1926
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 often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular
emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.
She was described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism
alongside Marie Bracquemond and Berthe Morisot.
Cassatt was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Pittsburgh. She was born into an
upper-middle-class family: 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. Katherine
Cassatt, educated and very well read, had a profound influence on her daughter. To that effect, Cassatt's
lifelong friend Louisine Havemeyer wrote in her memoirs: "Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Mary
Cassatt's mother would know at once that it was from her and her alone that [Mary] inherited her ability." The
ancestral name had been Cossart. Cassatt was a distant cousin of artist Robert Henri. Cassatt was one of
seven children, of which two died in infancy. Her family moved eastward, first to Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
then to the Philadelphia area, where she began schooling at age 6.
She died on June 14, 1926 at Chateau de Beaufresne, near Paris, and was buried in the family vault at Le
Mesnil-Théribus, France.
The Bath
1891-92, oil on canvas, The Art Institute of Chicago.
Oil Painting ID: 21384
The Family
1892, oil on canvas, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA.
Oil Painting ID: 21385
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A Kiss for Baby Anne
1897, pastel on paper, Baltimore Museum of Art
Oil Painting ID: 21386
On a Balcony During a Carnival
1873, oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Oil Painting ID: 21387
The Toreador
1873, oil on canvas, Art Institute of Chicago
Oil Painting ID: 21388
Offering the Panal to the Toreador
1873, oil on canvas, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute at Williamstown, MA.
Oil Painting ID: 21389
A Musical Party
a1874, oil on canvas, Musee du Petit Palais at Parisaa
Oil Painting ID: 21390
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Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, detail
1878, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art at Washington D.C.
Oil Painting ID: 21391
Self Portrait
1878, gouache on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art at New York
Oil Painting ID: 21392
Reading Le Figaro
1878, oil on canvas, private collection
Oil Painting ID: 21393
Lydia in a Loge Wearing a Pearl Necklace
1879, oil on canvas, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Oil Painting ID: 21394
At the Theater
1879, pastel on paper, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at Kansas City, Missouri
Oil Painting ID: 21395
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A Seville Belle
canvas painting. 51600-Cassatt, Mary-A Seville Belle.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51600
At the Window
canvas painting. 51601-Cassatt, Mary-At the Window.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51601
Breakfast in Bed
canvas painting. 51602-Cassatt, Mary-Breakfast in Bed.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51602
Child Drinking Milk
canvas painting. 51603-Cassatt, Mary-Child Drinking Milk.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51603
Child with a Red Hat
canvas painting. 51604-Cassatt, Mary-Child with a Red Hat.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51604
Children in a Garden
canvas painting. 51605-Cassatt, Mary-Children in a Garden.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51605
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Children Playing with a Cat
canvas painting. 51606-Cassatt, Mary-Children Playing with a Cat.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51606
Elsie in a Blue Chair
canvas painting. 51607-Cassatt, Mary-Elsie in a Blue Chair.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51607
En Bateau, Le Bain
canvas painting. 51608-Cassatt, Mary-En Bateau, Le Bain.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51608
Girl Arranging Her Hair
canvas painting. 51609-Cassatt, Mary-Girl Arranging Her Hair.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51609
Girl with a Banjo
canvas painting. 51610-Cassatt, Mary-Girl with a Banjo.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51610
In the Box
canvas painting. 51611-Cassatt, Mary-In the Box.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51611
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In the Park
canvas painting. 51612-Cassatt, Mary-In the Park.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51612
Jules Being Dried by His Mother
canvas painting. 51613-Cassatt, Mary-Jules Being Dried by His Mother.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51613
Lilacs in a Window
canvas painting. 51614-Cassatt, Mary-Lilacs in a Window.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51614
Little Girl in a Large Red Hat
canvas painting. 51615-Cassatt, Mary-Little Girl in a Large Red Hat.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51615
Louise Nursing Her Child
canvas painting. 51616-Cassatt, Mary-Louise Nursing Her Child.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51616
Lydia at the Tapestry Loom
canvas painting. 51617-Cassatt, Mary-Lydia at the Tapestry Loom.jpg
Oil Painting ID: 51617
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