Mary Cassatt

Name

Mary Cassatt

Life Dates

1845-1926

Country

USA

Movement

Impressionism

Mary Cassatt Biography

Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, US, into a well-to-do family. Her father, Robert Cassatt, was a successful stockbroker and financier. Her mother, Katherine Kelso Johnston, came from a banking family, which had provided her with a good education. The Cassatt family was of French Huguenot origin; they escaped persecutions and came to New York in 1662.

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Mary Cassatt 59 Most Important Paintings and Artworks

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  On The Balcony During Carnival.
  

  1873. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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  Toreador.
  

  1873. Oil on canvas. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

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  Spanish Dancer Wearing A Lace Mantilla.
  

  1873. Oil on canvas. The Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., USA.

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  A Musical Party.
  

  1874. Oil on canvas. Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France.

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  La Jeune Mariée (The Young Bride).
  

  c.1875. Oil on canvas. Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New York, USA.

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  Head Of A Young Girl.
  

  c.1876. Oil on panel. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

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  Young Woman Reading.
  

  1876. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.

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  Mary Ellison Embroidering.
  

  1877. Oil on canvas. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Read Note.

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  Little Girl In A Blue Armchair.
  

  1878. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.

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  Self-Portrait.
  

  c.1878. Gouache on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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  Self-Portrait. Detail.
  

  c.1878. Gouache on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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  Reading Le Figaro. (Portrait Of The Artist's Mother).
  

  1878. Oil on canvas. Private collection.

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  The Cup Of Tea. (Portrait Of Lydia).
  

  1879. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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  At The Theater (Woman In A Loge).
  

  1879-1880. Pastel on paper. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

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  At The Opera.
  

  1979. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.

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  Lydia Crocheting In The Garden At Marly.
  

  1880. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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  Lydia At A Tapestry Loom.
  

  c.1881. Oil on canvas. Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan, USA.

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  Profile Portrait Of Lydia Cassatt (The Artist's Sister).
  

  1880. Oil on canvas. Musée du Petite Palais, Paris, France.

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  Miss Mary Ellison.
  

  c.1880. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Read Note.

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  Vase Of Lilacs (Lilacs In A Window).
  

  c.1880. Oil on canvas. Private collection.