Also, please don't give a baby a flower. They'll try to eat it. Notes about two paintings in the recent exhibition Mary Cassatt at Work.
I was always fascinated by Cassatt's focus on mothers and babies as subject matter in juxtaposition to her own life. A remarkable woman who came from riches, but provoked her father's enmity by choosing to pursue a career as an artist.
It was so great to see an exhibition devoted to her work! Let me know other artists you might enjoy learning more about.
I've a habit of taking photos of every Madonna and child painting I come across -- now I need to go back through them and see if I can spot Catherine!
What a good way to find patterns and get to know painters!
I was always fascinated by Cassatt's focus on mothers and babies as subject matter in juxtaposition to her own life. A remarkable woman who came from riches, but provoked her father's enmity by choosing to pursue a career as an artist.
It was so great to see an exhibition devoted to her work! Let me know other artists you might enjoy learning more about.
I've a habit of taking photos of every Madonna and child painting I come across -- now I need to go back through them and see if I can spot Catherine!
What a good way to find patterns and get to know painters!