Emmie and Her Child - Mary Cassatt
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A tender portrait by Mary Cassatt, capturing a quiet, intimate moment between a mother and her child in soft, impressionistic brushstrokes.
Mary Cassatt, an American painter who spent much of her career in France, is widely recognised for her depictions of the social and private lives of women. In this work, she captures a quiet moment between a mother and her young child. The composition focuses on the physical closeness of the pair, with the child resting against the mother's shoulder. Cassatt uses a light, brushy application of paint, which is characteristic of her Impressionist style during this period.
The colour palette is dominated by soft pinks, whites, and muted tones, creating a sense of domestic warmth. The mother wears a floral-patterned dress, rendered with loose, gestural strokes that suggest the texture of the fabric without excessive detail. The child, dressed in a simple white garment, provides a contrast to the patterned clothing of the mother. The background is kept minimal, ensuring the viewer's attention remains on the figures and their interaction.
Cassatt often explored themes of motherhood, moving away from the sentimental portrayals common in the nineteenth century. Instead, she presents these subjects with a sense of naturalism and observation. Her work was influenced by her association with Edgar Degas and her interest in Japanese woodblock prints, which can be seen in the flattened perspective and the cropping of the figures. This piece is a fine example of her ability to convey emotional intimacy through light and colour, avoiding unnecessary artifice. The focus remains on the tactile reality of the scene, from the mother's supportive embrace to the child's relaxed posture.
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Specific Features
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- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
Materials & Sizing
Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
Emmie and Her Child - Mary Cassatt
Artist Biography
Mary Cassatt
She grew up in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh), in a prosperous family. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she found the instruction restrictive and the male students hostile. She moved to Paris in 1866, copied old masters in the Louvre, and studied privately with several painters before finding her direction with the Impressionists.
Her subject was women and children in domestic settings: mothers bathing infants, women reading, girls at the opera, women having tea. The subject matter sounds conventional. The treatment is not. She observed her subjects with the same unsentimental attention Degas brought to dancers. The compositions are cropped and angled, influenced by Japanese prints and by Degas's habit of painting people from unexpected viewpoints. Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878) shows a child sprawled across a chair with the boredom and physical abandon that adults rarely notice and painters rarely record.
She never married. She was wealthy enough not to need to sell her work. She used her position and her connections to persuade American collectors, particularly the Havemeyers, to buy Impressionist paintings. The Havemeyer collection, much of it acquired on Cassatt's advice, was donated to the Metropolitan Museum. She shaped the taste of American collectors more than any other single individual.
She developed cataracts and was nearly blind by 1914. She stopped painting. She died in 1926, at eighty-two.
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