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Children Playing On The Beach Painted by: Mary Cassatt

When: 1884 Materials and Technique: oil on canvas

Interesting Fact: Mary was born in Pennsylvania, but spent much of her adult life in France. She was one of seven children, though two of her siblings died in infancy.

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Summertime Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Mary’s family didn’t want her to become a professional artist, yet they allowed her to study art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts starting

when she was 15 years old.


Feeding The Ducks

Painted by: Mary Cassatt When: 1895

Materials and Technique: aquatint, drypoint on paper Interesting Fact: This aquatint style was inspired by Japanese masters that had been

shown in Paris. Mary’s Japonism works are some of her most unique pieces.


Red Poppies Painted by: Mary Cassatt

When: 1874-1880 Materials and Technique: oil on canvas

Interesting Fact: Mary was heavily influenced by other Impressionist painters such as Edgar Degas. You can see the Impressionist landscape style in this piece.


Maternal Kiss


Materials and Technique: pastel on paper Interesting Fact: Mary’s initial time spent at art school proved to be quite

disappointing for her, since women were so greatly limited in the type of education they could get. She eventually went to Paris to study privately with masters there.


A Kiss For Baby Anne (No. 3) Painted by: Mary Cassatt

When: 1897 Materials and Technique: pastel

Interesting Fact: Mary was a great admirer of Edgar Degas’ pastel work, and she worked to develop her skill in this area. She eventually became very talented with the

use of pastels. Many of her most important works were done with them.


Mother And Two Children Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Cassatt herself as well as her paintings have been featured on U.S. postage stamps, and she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.


Breakfast In Bed


Materials and Technique: oil on canvas Interesting Fact: Mary Cassatt’s paintings often depicted the lives of women, especially the special bond between mother and child. However, Mary never got

married nor had any children of her own.


Sara Holding A Cat Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Mary’s art was often overlooked in Europe, and was even more slowly accepted in the United States.


Sara In A Green Bonnet Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Cassatt’s paintings have sold for as much as $4 million at auction.


Ellen Mary Cassatt In A White Coat Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: In Mary’s later life, she was diagnosed with rheumatism, neuralgia, diabetes, and cataracts. Due to being almost blind, she stopped painting in 1914.


Mrs. Cassatt Reading To Her Grandchildren Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: While many other Impressionist painters focused on landscapes and street scenes, Mary’s love for portraiture really stood out and is what she is most

famous for.


Lady At The Tea Table


Materials and Technique: oil on canvas Interesting Fact: Mary was eventually successful enough that she could afford to

sponsor other Impressionist artists, and helped develop their careers by encouraging wealthy patrons to purchase their works.


Woman Reading In A Garden Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Mary Cassatt was determined to make art her career, rather than just a social skill. She decided that her choice of career was incompatible with marriage,

so she remained single for her entire life.


Children In A Garden


Materials and Technique: oil on canvas Interesting Fact: Cassatt was always reaching beyond the limits that society tried to place on her simply for being a woman. It is not surprising, then, that she also fought

for the cause of women’s suffrage.


Child Drinking Milk Painted by: Mary Cassatt

When: 1868 Materials and Technique: pastel on paper

Interesting Fact: Some of Mary’s paintings were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.


Portrait Of Master St. Pierre Painted by: Mary Cassatt

When: 1892 Materials and Technique: pastel

Interesting Fact: In 1910 Mary took a trip to Egypt with her brother and his family. Seeing the ancient art there was a turning point for her. The magnificence of the ancient

works made her question her own talent as an artist.


The Sailor Boy Gardener Cassatt Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: One of the techniques Mary used to learn how to paint was to study and copy great works that were on display in the Louvre in Paris.


Portrait Of Charles Dikran Kelekian Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Cassatt was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1906 in recognition of her great contribution to the arts.


Bacchante Painted by: Mary Cassatt


Interesting Fact: Mary Cassatt was one of the most beloved Impressionist painters. She created a large body of work that continues to be popular today.


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