Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was an American painter she was born on the 22^nd of May 1844 and she died on the 14^th June 1926. She lived most of her live in France and was an artist of the Impressionist Movement. Cassatt made it successfully in a time when men mostly run he art world, she was described as a “New Woman” because of her success and talent. Cassatt often uses traditionally feminine subjects in her paintings and are usually more intimate. In contrast to Monet her work is much focused on the individual rather than the visual. The women in her paintings, such as The Child’s Bath  (1893) for example shows a more intimate side to her style in contrast to Monet’s Madame Monet in a Japanese kimono she is painted in a more decorative way. Mary Cassatt uses colour well in her paintings using a brighter palate and thick brush strokes. The painting Tea (1880) also shows her style of her art, the two women seem relaxed and non-staged. I like this painting because it makes you feel good viewing it; the painting is not overly dramatic.