Mary Cassatt
People at a media preview look at an Evening Dress, ca. 1882 by Charles Federick Worth (C, in glass case) and paintings 'Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge, 1879' (L) by Mary Cassatt, 'The Loge, 1874' (C) by Auguste Renoir and 'In the Loge, 1878' (R) by Mary Cassatt in the exhibition 'Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity' February 19, 2013 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The look at the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries shows 80 major paintings with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints.
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Storm Leaves Residue of Questions
Ulla Pitha began to worry whether any of her 27 artworks had been damaged. But she worried in particular about one piece: a Mary Cassatt etching. It was certainly not the most expensive piece of art she owned, valued at no more than $15,000. But the image from The New York Times Read more »
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Diego, Frida, and Me
Camille Claudel, making the hands of her lover Rodin’s sculptures before being institutionalized for forty years. There are Mary Cassatt’s paintings of children. But it can’t be denied: the canon of Western woman’s art is nothing compared to the canon of Western from The Paris Review Read more »
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'Masters' of art on display in St. Augustine
researched by licensed appraisers and industry experts.” Works from the deceased masters include Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Jean-Francois Millet, Alphonse Mucha and Paul Cesar Helleu. The exhibit will include original from St. Augustine.com Read more »
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NYC exhibit showcases Mary Cassatt as printmaker
of those hidden gems, a group of works showcasing the extraordinary printmaking skills of American impressionist artist Mary Cassatt. “Daring Methods: The Prints of Mary Cassatt” includes 88 prints donated to the library in 1900 by Samuel Putnam Avery, a Manhattan from Pittsburgh Entertainment Read more »
