Mary Cassatt

American painter of modern women looking — invited into the independents by Degas, she showed from the fourth exhibition on and said the group let her work 'with absolute independence.'

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Lived: 1844–1926
Born: 1844
Died: 1926
Nationality: American
Roles: Painter

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Edgar Degas

Painter

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Degas invited her into the independents, and the NGA records her account that he worked directly on Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, adding the corner detail of the room.

— Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (Mary Cassatt) — National Gallery of Art; Mary Cassatt Brings Girls and Women to the Museum — National Gallery of Art

Movements

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An orange sun over a hazy blue-grey harbor, small boats in the foreground, painted in loose broken strokes

Art movement · 1874–1886

Invited by Degas in 1877, she showed from the fourth exhibition of 1879 and appeared in four of the eight. The NGA quotes her verdict: 'At last I could work with absolute independence without considering the opinion of a jury.'

— Mary Cassatt Brings Girls and Women to the Museum — National Gallery of Art; Impressionism: Art and Modernity — The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Associated with · 1879

Impressionism