Peasant Mother and Child

c. 1894

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image depicts a partial view of a person's face, from the forehead to the upper lips. The person is facing slightly to the side, with a forward gaze. The facial features are delicately sketched, showing young features with detailed eyes, a small nose, and a mouth. The hair is short with straight bangs in dark, fine strokes. The sketch is minimalist, with no clothing or accessories visible, set against a textured background with a lightly shaded border. The initials "m. c" are signed in the lower right corner of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.69 × 24.45 cm (11 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mathews and Shapiro 1989, no. 17, i/x

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1967

  • Miss Mary Cassatt: Paintings and Graphic Arts, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, 1967.

1989

  • Mary Cassatt: The Color Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamston, MA, 1989-1990, no. 17-I, repro.

Bibliography

1979

  • Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme. Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Graphic Work. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, no. 159, i/v.

1989

  • Mathews, Nancy Mowll, and Barbara Stern Shapiro. Mary Cassatt: The Color Prints. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989, no. 17, i/x.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: M.C.

Wikidata ID

Q65362405

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