Mother and Child with a Rose Scarf

Mary Cassatt American
ca. 1908
Not on view
Cassatt painted this picture toward the end of her career, and she completed a number of studies and sketches before she arrived at her final composition. The figures, although posed asymmetrically, form a pyramid in the classical manner. The interplay of vertical and horizontal lines in the background maintains the symmetry.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mother and Child with a Rose Scarf
  • Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise)
  • Date: ca. 1908
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 46 x 35 3/4 in. (116.8 x 89.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
  • Object Number: 67.187.122
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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