Girl in Red Hat with Dog

1882–83

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 768

This dynamic, unfinished oil sketch highlights Cassatt’s expressive and spontaneous technique as she developed her Impressionist practice in the early 1880s. Evidence of the artist’s working method is especially visible in the subject’s stylish hat and costume and in the depiction of the dog, where Cassatt’s rapid brushwork mimics the animal’s spiky fur. Though the human model has not yet been identified, the dog may be Cassatt’s own beloved Brussels Griffon, who appears in many of her paintings from this period. The design of the white period frame (though not original to this painting) is attributed to Edgar Degas, Cassatt’s great friend and mentor.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Girl in Red Hat with Dog
Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise)
Date: 1882–83
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 36 × 31 in. (91.4 × 78.7 cm)
25 × 21 in. (63.5 × 53.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Maxine Leff Myers, 2020
Object Number: 2020.363
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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