Mary Cassatt

The Boating Party

US$ 621.00

A boatman with his back to us pulls at the oars while a mother steadies a sleeping child, the scene tipped upward and cropped tight in a manner Cassatt took from Japanese prints. The flat bands of blue, yellow and white are unusually bold for her and give the picture real graphic force. Painted at Antibes over the winter of 1893.

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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) left Pennsylvania for Paris and became the only American ever invited to exhibit with the Impressionists, brought in by Degas, who remained a lifelong friend and sparring partner. Barred as a woman from the cafes and backstage scenes her male colleagues painted, she turned to the domestic world she could observe closely and treated it as a serious subject rather than a sentimental one. She also persuaded wealthy American friends to buy Impressionist work, which is why so much of it hangs in the United States today.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 46 × 35 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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