Maternal Caress

Creator Name

Mary Cassatt

Cultural Context

Date

1876 to 1900

Source

National Gallery of Art

Work details

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Title

Maternal Caress

Creator

Mary Cassatt, American, 1844 - 1926, artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

color drypoint, aquatint, and softground etching on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 36.4 x 26.4 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.5 x 31.4 cm (16 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

1876 to 1900

Provenance

Gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis; Donor: Miss Elisabeth Achelis; Source: Miss Elisabeth Achelis

Style Period

Impressionist

Rights

CC0

Inscription

recto: below image at right in graphite: Mary Cassatt; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: A81689; at lower right in graphite in later hand: FVX / [indecipherable] 8067 / [indecipherable] c o u; recto: none; verso: Elisabeth Achelis (Lugt 824b) and National Gallery of Art

Location

American

Source

National Gallery of Art

Subject

Topic

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Mary Cassatt, Maternal Caress, 1876 to 1900, National Gallery of Art. CC0.

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