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Mrs. Cassatt Reading to Her Grandchildren Mrs. Cassatt Reading to Her Grandchildren
 

Mrs. Cassatt Reading to Her Grandchildren

Mrs. Cassatt Reading to Her Grandchildren
American painter Mary Cassatt lived and worked in France for most of her life. Avoiding commissioned portraits, she typically portrayed family members and friends in intimate, domestic settings. This painting shows the artist’s mother reading to her grandchildren. It was painted in 1880 and is in a private collection.
Private Collection/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York
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United States (Culture); Impressionism (art); American Art; Cassatt, Mary
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