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CASSATT, Mary, Denise Holding Her Child, c. 1905
Born in Allegheny City (Pennsylvania) - Died in Le Mesnil-Theribus (Oise) The daughter of a banker, she moved with her family to Paris in 1851. Fro… [Read biography »]
Mary Cassatt (1845 - 1926), Etching and Drypoint , Denise Holding Her Child, c. 1905  |
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| Artist: | Cassatt, Mary (1845 - 1926) |
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| Title: | Denise Holding Her Child, c. 1905 |
| Medium: | Etching and Drypoint |
| Image Size: | 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in (21cm x 15 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 24 3/4 in x 22 3/8 in (62.87 cm x 56.85 cm) |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition |
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| Description: | |
Focusing our attention upon the facial features of Denise and her child, Cassatt removes any of the surrounding details of the space inhabited by the figure. In doing so, the artist creates an endearing image of a mother and child who patiently sit while their features are noted. Created c.1905, this etching and drypoint was printed from the original, presumably after Mary Cassatt’s death in 1926. Gazing to their left, the mother is seated with her child perched to her side. The mother’s warm and tender embrace keeps her child close to her, wrapping their arms around each other. From a subject often used by Cassatt, this study of maternal life focuses on the faces of the figures and the body of the child, with the majority of the line work utilized in these areas. The fine details of the faces and hair create a softened tonality, while the less delineated areas in the upper portion of the mother and lower section of the child make the figures appear as though floating on air. Beautifully detailed, this work is a reflection of Cassatt’s endless pursuit of perfected draftsmanship and quality. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work, 1979, listed as plate 204 on page 171. About the Framing: | |
Biography of Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt (1845 - 1926)
Born in Allegheny City (Pennsylvania) - Died in Le Mesnil-Theribus (Oise) The daughter of a banker, she moved with her family to Paris in 1851. From 1853 to 1855 she lived at Heidelberg and Darmstadt. From 1861-1865 she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, then in the studio of Charles Chaplin in Paris. In 1868 she exhibited for the first time at the Salon. While studying at the Academy Raimondi in Parma in 1871, she copied Correggio and Parmigianino and became an admirer of Velazquez and Rembrandt. In 1873 she travelled to Madrid, Seville, Belgium and the Netherlands, and made copies especially of Velazquez and Rubens, before finally settling in Paris. There she met Degas in 1877, who suggested her joining the Impressionists. Her work was greatly influenced by Degas and Renoir, taking as principal subject portraits of women and children. Cassatt took part in the IV to VI and again in the VIII Impressionist exhibition. Her own work was shown by Durand-Ruel in 1891. In 1898 she visited the United States, went to Italy and Spain in 1901, and for the last time to the United States in 1908. In 1910 she became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York. In 1914 she was awarded the gold medal of the Pennsylvanian Academy of Art. Cassatt gradually lost her sight and was compelled to give up painting. It was due to her efforts that French Impressionism became known and understood in America, and also thanks to her initiative that the Havemeyer collection, now at the New York Metropolitan Museum, came into being.
