1844–1926

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before settling in Paris. Invited by Edgar Degas, she exhibited with the Impressionists from 1879. She is best known for intimate images of women and of mothers and children. Influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, she produced an acclaimed set of color prints in 1891. She also encouraged American collectors to buy Impressionist art. Failing eyesight ended her work around 1914.

Where to see Mary Cassatt: National Gallery of Art (8 works); National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian (1 work).

Public-domain works: Woman with a Sunflower, c. 1905; Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878; The Loge, c. 1878-1880; Child in a Straw Hat, c. 1886; Woman with a Fan, c. 1878/1879; Portrait of a Lady, c. 1887; Mary Cassatt Self-Portrait, c. 1880; Eddy Cassatt (Edward Buchanan Cassatt), 1875; Woman with a Red Zinnia (Revery), 1891-1892.

Exhibitions: Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism, Chicago, September 6, 2026 to January 3, 2027.

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