Mary Cassatt was born on this day in 1844
A wonderful portrait by Edgar Degas, c. 1880-84
@ngadc
"I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of Degas' art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it."
Remembering Mary Cassatt on her birthday
The First Lady & Paul Mellon look at Degas' Portrait of Mary Cassatt at the @ngadc, 1962
Mary Cassatt Self-Portrait, c. 1880
@si_npg
"M. Degas & Mlle. Cassatt are, nevertheless, the only artists who distinguish themselves... and who offer some attraction & some excuse in the pretentious show of window dressing & infantile daubing."
- Revue des Deux Mondes, 1879
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassatt au Louvre, 1879-80
Degas once said, "She has infinite talent."
@si_npg
Today we're celebrating the birthday of Mary Cassatt
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Mary Cassatt in the gardens at St. Trophimes, Arles, 1912
She was forced to flee Beaufresne for Grasse, in southern France, in 1914, because her home was close to front lines in the first World War. She underwent several failed operations for cataracts, & would never paint again.
Mary Cassatt
Woman Bathing (La Toilette)
1890–91
@metmuseum
“I don’t believe a woman could draw that well. Did you really do this?”
Just when I was warming up to Degas, I read this quote.
Mary Cassatt: Summer (1894-5)
Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago
"With her deep knowledge of the history of art, Cassatt fearlessly took on the challenge of creating a new kind of painting."
- Griselda Pollock
Mary Cassatt, At the Theater, c. 1879
pastel on paper
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City
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