The Caress

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Caress

Mary Cassatt

Date
c. 1891
Medium
Drypoint
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Mary Cassatt is famous for her sensitive depictions of women and children and their loving relationships. Well known for her paintings and pastels, she was also a highly accomplished printmaker, executing over 200 prints. An overwhelming number are intimate portrayals of mothers and children. This one, disarming in its simplicity, is among Cassatt’s tenderest. United States, Americas

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