As one of just two females and the only American member of the original French Impressionist circle, Mary Cassatt stands out for her ability to capture scenes of domestic life in her paintings that her male contemporaries often did not encounter.
Where other Impressionists indulged in sensual or sensational scenes of Parisian women, Cassatt’s unique perspective allowed her to create intimate, true-to-life renderings of her subjects. She pushed the radical art movement further to capture tender, fleeting instants shared by women as mothers, daughters, sisters and friends. Between 1860 and 1865, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and in December 1865, she sailed to Paris to study with the French painters Charles Chaplin and Jean-Léon Gérôme.
In 1868, Cassatt made her debut at the Paris Salon but returned to Philadelphia in 1870 with the onset of the Franco-Prussian war. However, by 1874 she had settled again in Paris, where she would live most of her adult life.
Just three years later, Cassatt met a man who would change the trajectory of her career forever: Edgar Degas. At his invitation, she joined a group that would become known as the Impressionists and, under his influence, developed a love for drawing and works on paper. Inspired by the "new painting," Cassatt abandoned her former academic manner and adopted Impressionism's high-keyed hues and modern subjects.
Best remembered for her intimate portrayals of women, children and the mother-child relationship, Cassatt was a vital contributor to the Impressionist circle. Today, her works can be found in important collections the world over, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.) and Musée d'Orsay (Paris).
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$7,500
H 21.5 in W 16.5 in
Maternal Caress, Impressionist Etching after Mary Cassatt
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mary Cassatt, After, American (1844 - 1926) - Maternal Caress, Year: 1991; Original Published: 1890 - 1891, Medium: Color Etching on Arches Paper, Image Size: 13 x 10 inches, Size...
Etching
$352
H 5.52 in W 4.34 in D 0.04 in
The Mother and Child - Original Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Mother and Child is an original Drawing in charcoal on ivory-colored paper realized by An anonymous artist in the early 20th century. Monogrammed on the lower right. Good condi...
Charcoal
$550
H 13.19 in W 10.63 in D 0.6 in
William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952) - Early 20th Century Etching, Mother and Child
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed drypoint etching depicting a mother holding her baby by the British artist William Lee-Hankey (1869-1952). Monogrammed within the plate. Blind stamped and signed in...
Etching
$469
H 12.6 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in
Mother and child - Original Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and child is an original pencil drawing realized by a french artist at the end of 19th Century. Good condition.
Pencil
Mother with child, paper/lithograph, 19x25.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rozentāls was born in Bebri Farmstead, Saldus parish, Courland Governorate in the Russian Empire. He was the son of a blacksmith. He received the basic education at H. Krause's Eleme...
Paper, Lithograph
$25,000
H 36.25 in W 30 in D 2 in
Mother and Child in Tender Moment - Female Illustrator Golden Age
Located in Miami, FL
Female Illustrator of the Golden Age, Ruth Mary Hallock, paints a sensitive, heartwarming portrait of Mother and Child in a post-impressionist style. Richly saturated hues and gestur...
Canvas, Oil
$704
H 14.38 in W 10.75 in D 0.04 in
Maternité Lithograph on China Paper, Modern Style, Circa 1920s
By Maurice Asselin
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful black and white lithograph on China paper. Excellent conditions, including a ivory colored cardboard passepartout 49.6 x 45 cm. Image dimensions: 26 x 20.5 cm Touching ar...
Lithograph
Mère et enfant (Mother and Child), 1922
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Palo Alto, CA
In Pablo Picasso Mère et enfant (Mother and Child), Picasso returns to the image of mother and child, a recurring theme in his long career. The quiet profile of the woman holding her...
Etching, Aquatint
$352
H 11.23 in W 7.68 in D 0.04 in
Mother and Child - Lithograph by Wilhelm Kohlhoff - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper, realized in 1925. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
Lithograph
$234
H 10.44 in W 8.47 in D 0.04 in
Mother and Child - Etching on Paper by Victor Focillon - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is a beautiful etching realized by Victor Focillon in the early 20th century. Signed on the plate on the lower right. Original print in very good conditions. Inc...
Etching
Maternity : Mother and Child - Etching
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Paris, IDF
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Maternal Love Engraving after a pastel Signed in the plate On vellum, 50 x 38 cm (c. 20 x 15 in) INFORMATION: Copperplate engraving published by the Galer...
Etching, Aquatint
Maternity : Mom & His Child - Original Lithograph Signed Plate - Delteil 50
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Maternity, 1910 Original lithograph Signed in the plate Edition of 100 copies On China paper size c. 60 x 49 cm (c. 23.6 x 19.3 in) In a beautiful ...
Lithograph
Portrait of Mother and Daughter - Lithograph
By Maurice Denis
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice DENIS (1870 - 1943) The Woman in the Green Coat, 1918 Lithograph On vellum 47 x 36,5 cm (c. 18,5 x 14,3 inch) INFORMATION : Edited by Louis Rouart in Paris, from a drawing ...
Lithograph
Maternity : Original lithograph, 1927
By Maurice Denis
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice DENIS Maternity Original stone lithograph Signed with the stamp of the artist From a limited edition of 35 proofs (not numbered) On Japan paper 50 x 32.5 cm (c. 20 x 13 inch...
Lithograph
Grandmother and Child - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E14)
By Suzanne Valadon
Located in Paris, IDF
Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Grandmother and Child, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this etc...
Etching
Grandma and Little Boy - Original Etching Signed (Petrides #E18)
By Suzanne Valadon
Located in Paris, IDF
Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938) Grandma and Little Boy, 1932 Original etching Signed in pencil On BFK Rives vellum 47 x 37 cm (c. 18.5 x 14.5 in) INFORMATION : Printed in 1932, this et...
Etching
