Margot Wearing a Large Bonnet, Seated in an Armchair
Artist
Mary Cassatt
(American, 1844 - 1926)
Dateca. 1904
MediumDrypoint on paper
DimensionsPlate: 11 5/8 × 9 5/16 inches (29.6 × 23.7 cm)
Framed: 21 3/8 × 13 3/8 inches (54.29 × 33.97 cm)
Framed: 21 3/8 × 13 3/8 inches (54.29 × 33.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. C. Humbert Tinsman Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. James E. C. Tinsman in memory of C. Humbert and Julia Tinsman
Object number2002.12.14
SignedSigned lower right on recto
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionThis etching features a well-behaved child sitting quietly in a chair. Her hands are positioned politely in her lap. She looks to her left, avoiding the viewer's gaze.Gallery LabelMary Cassatt, like Whistler, was an expatriate painter-etcher. Best known as the only American painter to exhibit with the Impressionists in Paris, she was also an accomplished printmaker. She successfully translated the dashing effects of her paintings to the metal plate, as this drypoint elegantly reveals. The open space surrounding the little girl, who posed for the artist many times, combined with minimal shading and modeling call attention to the feathery quality of Cassatt’s lines. The softness of these lines, a characteristic of drypoint, also complements the subject, who possesses patience and poise beyond her years.
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