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At the Theatre by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - A c. 1879 work combining pastel, gouache, and metallic paint on tan wove paper titled At the Theatre , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. This painting was acquired by the artist's friend Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). (Private Collection)
At the Theatre by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - A c. 1879 work combining pastel, gouache, and metallic paint on tan wove paper titled At the Theatre , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. This painting was acquired by the artist's friend Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). (Private Collection)
Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C) - A c. 1883 oil on canvas, Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C) - A c. 1883 oil on canvas, Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - An 1880 oil on canvas, Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Private Collection)
Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - An 1880 oil on canvas, Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Private Collection)
Children on the Shore by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1885 oil on canvas, Children on the Shore , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
Children on the Shore by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1885 oil on canvas, Children on the Shore , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
Richard Sibbes (by Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich) - A portrait of Richard Sibbes, an English preacher of the Reformation . By Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich
Richard Sibbes (by Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich) - A portrait of Richard Sibbes, an English preacher of the Reformation . By Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich
Mother and Child by Cassatt (by Pushkin Museum) - A c. 1890 pastel on paper, Mother and Child , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here the artist captures the tender hold of the mother and inattention of the child in a bold use of pastel. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Mother and Child by Cassatt (by Pushkin Museum) - A c. 1890 pastel on paper, Mother and Child , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here the artist captures the tender hold of the mother and inattention of the child in a bold use of pastel. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Scythian Belt Buckle (by michael_s_pictures) - Scythian belt buckle, Southern Siberia, 3rd century BCE. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
Scythian Belt Buckle (by michael_s_pictures) - Scythian belt buckle, Southern Siberia, 3rd century BCE. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
Celtic Belt Buckle (by O.Mustafin) - Celtic belt buckle, 5th century BCE. Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
Celtic Belt Buckle (by O.Mustafin) - Celtic belt buckle, 5th century BCE. Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.
Girl Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1886 oil on canvas, Girl Arranging Her Hair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. White often interested the impressionists as to capture the play of light upon an absence of colour was a real challenge. Here the night dress is contrasted strongly against the orang...
Girl Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1886 oil on canvas, Girl Arranging Her Hair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. White often interested the impressionists as to capture the play of light upon an absence of colour was a real challenge. Here the night dress is contrasted strongly against the orang...
Odysseus Ten-year Journey Home (by Simeon Netchev) - A map illustrating the journey home of the Achean warrior-king Odysseus after the Trojan war . His travel from Troy to Ithaca (and his wife Penelope) took innumerable twists and turns and lasted ten years. Ever since Homer 's Odyssey was written about 600 BCE (and undoubtedly long before that), p...
Odysseus Ten-year Journey Home (by Simeon Netchev) - A map illustrating the journey home of the Achean warrior-king Odysseus after the Trojan war . His travel from Troy to Ithaca (and his wife Penelope) took innumerable twists and turns and lasted ten years. Ever since Homer 's Odyssey was written about 600 BCE (and undoubtedly long before that), p...
The Boating Party by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1893-4 oil on canvas, The Boating Party , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt here takes her frequent mother and child subject and inserts it into a boating scene. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
The Boating Party by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1893-4 oil on canvas, The Boating Party , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt here takes her frequent mother and child subject and inserts it into a boating scene. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
Two Women in a Loge by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - An 1882 oil on canvas, Two Women in a Loge , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The two young girls here at the opera are connected by the large painted fan, a fashionable addition to a lady's attire in this period and one which used to attract an admirer's eye. The ...
Two Women in a Loge by Cassatt (by wikiart.org) - An 1882 oil on canvas, Two Women in a Loge , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The two young girls here at the opera are connected by the large painted fan, a fashionable addition to a lady's attire in this period and one which used to attract an admirer's eye. The ...
Woman Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt (by National Library of France) - A c. 1890-1 aquatint, Woman Arranging Her Hair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Library of France, Paris )
Woman Arranging Her Hair by Cassatt (by National Library of France) - A c. 1890-1 aquatint, Woman Arranging Her Hair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Library of France, Paris )
The Letter by Cassatt (by National Library of France) - An 1890-1 coloured etching, The Letter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The areas of flat colour, distinct outlines, and playful perspective all show the influence of Japanese prints on the artist. (National Library of France, Paris )
The Letter by Cassatt (by National Library of France) - An 1890-1 coloured etching, The Letter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The areas of flat colour, distinct outlines, and playful perspective all show the influence of Japanese prints on the artist. (National Library of France, Paris )
The Family by Cassatt (by Chrysler Museum) - A c. 1886 oil on canvas, The Family , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The subject of mother and child was one Cassatt returned to again and again, often, as here, with a distinct Madonna-esque pose combined with natural gestures and expressions. (Chrysler Museum, ...
The Family by Cassatt (by Chrysler Museum) - A c. 1886 oil on canvas, The Family , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The subject of mother and child was one Cassatt returned to again and again, often, as here, with a distinct Madonna-esque pose combined with natural gestures and expressions. (Chrysler Museum, ...
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Wahington D.C) - An 1878 oil on canvas, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The art historian J.H.Rubin notes: "The sense of casual observation and intimacy, combined with a wilful use of blue and sloping space, speak loudly of Cassatt's modernity" (23...
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Wahington D.C) - An 1878 oil on canvas, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The art historian J.H.Rubin notes: "The sense of casual observation and intimacy, combined with a wilful use of blue and sloping space, speak loudly of Cassatt's modernity" (23...
Reading Le Figaro by Cassatt (by Mary Cassatt) - An 1878 oil on canvas, Reading Le Figaro , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The choice of newspaper, one usually read by men in this period, indicates the artists' intention to show the model, her mother, as someone who was not a traditional female figure but someo...
Reading Le Figaro by Cassatt (by Mary Cassatt) - An 1878 oil on canvas, Reading Le Figaro , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The choice of newspaper, one usually read by men in this period, indicates the artists' intention to show the model, her mother, as someone who was not a traditional female figure but someo...
In the Omnibus by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1891 drypoint and aquatint, In the Omnibus , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. This colour print was one of ten the artist included in her first solo exhibition in 1891. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
In the Omnibus by Cassatt (by National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) - An 1891 drypoint and aquatint, In the Omnibus , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. This colour print was one of ten the artist included in her first solo exhibition in 1891. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)
The Sisters by Cassatt (by Glasgow Art Gallery) - A c. 1885 oil on canvas, The Sisters , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland )
The Sisters by Cassatt (by Glasgow Art Gallery) - A c. 1885 oil on canvas, The Sisters , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Glasgow Art Gallery, Scotland )
Woman Reading in the Garden by Cassatt (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1878-9 oil on canvas, Woman Reading in the Garden , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
Woman Reading in the Garden by Cassatt (by Art Institute of Chicago) - An 1878-9 oil on canvas, Woman Reading in the Garden , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.)
Breakfast in Bed by Cassatt (by Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery) - An 1897 oil on canvas, Breakfast in Bed , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery, San Marino)
Breakfast in Bed by Cassatt (by Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery) - An 1897 oil on canvas, Breakfast in Bed , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Huntingdon Library and Art Gallery, San Marino)
Young Mother Sewing by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1890 oil on canvas, Young Mother Sewing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Young Mother Sewing by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1890 oil on canvas, Young Mother Sewing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter by Cassatt (by Clark Art Institute) - An 1873 oil on canvas, Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, U.S.A.)
Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter by Cassatt (by Clark Art Institute) - An 1873 oil on canvas, Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, U.S.A.)
The Cup of Tea by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - A c. 1880 oil on canvas, The Cup of Tea , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Keen to capture everyday life, the model here is the artist's sister Lydia . This work was selected by Cassatt to be shown in the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition of 1881 in Paris . (Metropoli...
The Cup of Tea by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - A c. 1880 oil on canvas, The Cup of Tea , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Keen to capture everyday life, the model here is the artist's sister Lydia . This work was selected by Cassatt to be shown in the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition of 1881 in Paris . (Metropoli...
A Portrait of the Artist by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1878 oil on canvas, A Portrait of the Artist , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. One of only two self-portraits by the artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
A Portrait of the Artist by Cassatt (by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) - An 1878 oil on canvas, A Portrait of the Artist , by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. One of only two self-portraits by the artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)