{"product_id":"young-mother-sewing-mary-cassatt-1","title":"Young Mother Sewing - Mary Cassatt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tender domestic scene by Mary Cassatt, depicting a woman sewing with a young child resting against her lap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Cassatt, an American painter who spent much of her career in France, produced this work around 1900. It captures a domestic scene, a subject she returned to frequently throughout her career. The composition features a woman focused on her needlework, while a young child leans against her lap, looking toward the viewer. The interaction between the two figures is quiet and observational.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCassatt utilised a palette of soft blues, whites, and warm skin tones, contrasted by the darker stripes of the woman's bodice and the orange flowers in the vase. The background, visible through a window, suggests a garden setting, though the focus remains entirely on the figures within the interior space. Her brushwork is fluid, typical of her mature style, which shows the influence of both French Impressionism and the Japanese woodblock prints she collected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike many of her contemporaries who focused on public life or urban scenes, Cassatt specialised in the private world of women and children. She avoided sentimentality, choosing instead to depict these moments with a sense of dignity and psychological realism. The child's gaze, in particular, adds a layer of directness to the painting. This work is part of a series of mother-and-child studies that define her contribution to late nineteenth and early twentieth-century art. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/sv\/products\/impression-sunrise-claude-monet-1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eImpression, Sunrise - Claude Monet — Claude Monet\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/sv\/products\/young-woman-knitting-berthe-morisot\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eYoung Woman Knitting - Berthe Morisot — Berthe Morisot\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mary Cassatt","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58868717683023,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58868779286863,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58868779319631,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58868779352399,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58868779385167,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Young-Mother-Sewing_Poster_CompositorV1_1790181497075.jpg?v=1790182136","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/sv\/products\/young-mother-sewing-mary-cassatt-1","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}