Kneeling in an Armchair

c. 1903

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image shows a young girl sitting or leaning with one arm on the back of a chair or sofa. She is angled slightly to the side, with her head turned towards the viewer. The girl has a serene expression on her face and medium-length, wavy hair. She appears to be wearing a light fabric garment, perhaps a nightgown or dress, loosely draped over her shoulders. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with subtle lines indicating a wall or drapery texture. The focus is on the girl's posture, light, and shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.16 × 24.29 cm (11 7/8 × 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.6.30

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breeskin 1979, no. 186 only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 42.

1966

  • American Prints from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966 - 1967.

1967

  • Portraits from the Graphic Arts Collection of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1967 - 1968.

Bibliography

1979

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, no. 186.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Mary Cassatt no 35

Wikidata ID

Q64960319

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