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Mary Cassatt, Modern Woman
One of the few women artists to succeed professionally in her era, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) holds a unique place in the history of art. This handsome volume, richly illustrated with works spanning Cassatt's entire career, accompanies a major traveling exhibition that opens at The Art Institute of Chicago October 1998. 300 illustrations, 100 in color.
Mary Cassatt
One of America's great art talents, Mary Cassatt's work as one of the top impressionists of her era is documented in this illustrated volume.
Mary Cassatt
One of the few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) had a life of paradoxes: American born, she lived and worked in France; a classically trained artist, she preferred the company of radicals; never married, she painted exquisite and beloved portraits of mothers and children. This book provides new insight into the personal life and artistic endeavors of this extraordinary woman. "Brilliant, lively life of long lived American Impressionist."--Kirkus Reviews "Rich in historical and archeological detail, thoroughgoing in its resurrection of the contexts and conditions of Cassatt's life as an artist."--Carol Armstrong, New York Times Book Review "Mathews informatively and entertaining...
Mary Cassatt
One of America's great art talents, Mary Cassatt's work as one of the top impressionists of her era is documented in this illustrated volume.
Mary Cassatt
Discusses the life of Mary Cassatt and describes her unique style of art.
Mary Cassatt
A close ally of Camille Pissarro, Berthe Morisot and Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt was the only American painter at the heart of the Impressionist group in Paris. Highly respected on both sides of the Atlantic, Cassatt was a forthright advocate for womens intellectual, creative and political emancipation. She brought her discerning gaze and compositional inventiveness across many media to the subtle social interactions of women in public and private spaces, such as at the theatre, and in moments of intimacy with children, where she was one of the most attentive and unsentimental analysts of the infant body and the childs emerging personality. Tracing key moments in Cassatts long career, art hist...
Mary Cassatt: 109 Paintings
Mary Cassatt was an American impressionist painter who depicted the lives of women, chiefly the intimate bond between mother and child. Degas and Pissarro would later become her mentors and fellow painters. She began studying art seriously at the age of 15, at a time when only around twenty percent of all arts students were female. Unlike many of the other female students, she was determined to make art her career, rather than just a social skill. She was disappointed at her art education in the United States, and moved to Paris to study art under private tutors in Paris. Her mother and family friends traveled with her to France, acting as chaperones. In Europe, Cassatt’s paintings were be...
Mary Cassatt
Via paintings, prints, and pastels created by Mary Cassatt throughout her career, this book explores the main facets of feminine life--solitary, social, public, and intimate--and offers an intriguing look into the world of women in the late 19th century. 50 color photos. 10 archival prints.
Mary Cassatt
As an American woman in 19th century Paris, Mary Cassatt was an unlikely force in the French Impressionist movement. Today, Cassatt is known for her intimate studies of women and children. Readers discover how Cassatt independently forged her artistic path, despite the restrictions female artists faced at that time. Full-color photographs trace the evolution of Cassatt's work as it elevated everyday women's lives to the realm of fine art. Readers explore the artistic and historic contexts for Cassatt's work through detailed text and sidebars, while annotated excerpts from personal letters and other primary sources illuminate Cassatt's life and legacy.
Get to Know Mary Cassatt
American-born impressionist painter Mary Cassatt depicted the intelligent, successful, and independent "new woman" of the nineteenth century. Through engaging text and photos, readers will learn about Cassatt's adventurous life and discover more about the period in which she lived. Art Smart boxes clue students in to the way Cassatt worked and created her beautiful paintings.
