It’s a good thing Mary Cassatt listened to her good friend Edgar
Degas.
While living and painting in
Paris Degas and Cassatt met. Cassatt
was painting subjects that included groups of women drinking tea or on outings
with friends. Degas told his friend to
begin to paint mothers with their children.
He told her it had only been done in a religious tone up to that
point. She could build a niche. Mary Cassatt listened and she became known
for her mother/child groupings.
The painting I have here…..A Goodnight Hug is her first work after listening to Degas and it’s
unique because the facial features are hidden.
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