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Maternity, with Baby Observing Spectator, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Cassatt, Mary 1844-1926  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1890
Notes:
Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, "Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, no. 180.
Image on file.
Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, "Mary Cassatt: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oils, Pastels, Watercolors, and Drawings," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1970, pg. 96.
(Upper left:) Mary Cassatt signed
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Summary:
A woman, who is facing left, holds a nude baby in her left arm and a towel with her right hand. The baby rests its head on her shoulder and looks at the viewer.
Topic:
Figure group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Control number:
IAP 80170180
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_180760