Peasant Mother and Child

c. 1894

Mary Cassatt

Associated Names
Mary Cassatt

Artist, American, 1844 - 1926

The image depicts a woman holding a young child. The woman is facing away from the viewer, looking at the child while holding their arms. She has dark hair tied in a bun and wears a long-sleeved dress with a high collar. The child faces slightly towards the camera, with short dark hair and a light-colored dress. Both have gentle and serene facial expressions. The background is plain and neutral, emphasizing the subjects in soft, muted tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color drypoint and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.69 × 24.45 cm (11 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.9 x 31.8 cm (16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2746

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mathews and Shapiro 1989, no. 17, v/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, DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, 1989-1990., no. 17-V, repro.

Bibliography

1979

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

1989

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: MC

Wikidata ID

Q64960341

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