Mary+Cassatt



text here My Artist name is Mary Stevenson Cassatt. She was born on May 22, 1844 in Allengheny City, Pennsylvania,United States and she died on June 14, 1926 near Paris France at aged 82. The style of work that Mary know for is impressionist style. What Mary is famous for is that many of her most important works are based on the theme of mother and child, and her impressionist style of painting. She used bright colors and placed the works at ususual angles. In 1865, Mary sailed to France and traveled through France, Italy, and Spain and settled in Paris. She painted views of the subjects by their emtional closeness to one another or how she thought it should look. Mary went to school at Pennsylvannia Acadmeny of the Fine Arts and attend for four years. A turning point in her career came in 1877 when she met Edgar Degas. He taught her to use brighter colors, to compose subjects dramatically and placing them at ususal angles. Some interesting facts about Mary Cassatt is Mary often included her nieces and nephews in her composition. Another interesting fact is European artist and critics regarded Mary as one of the most talented painters of all times. The final interesting fact is During her long career, Mary produced more than 1200 paintings, pastels,prints, and watercolors. Three well-know art works by Mary Cassatt is "The Bath" and the date is 1891-1892. The second one is the "Breakfast in Bed" and the date is 1897. The third one is "Lilacs in a Window" and the date is 1880-1883. The art work that I will replicate is "Lilacs in a Window". I chose this art work because I thought it look interesting and beutiful. The puple colored flowers caught my eye.