Sara Smiling
Print
c. 1904 (made)
c. 1904 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Who was Mary Cassatt? (1844 –1923)
Born in North America, made prints in France
Printmaking activity: 1878 –1898
The American painter, Mary Cassatt, spent her professional life in Paris. Her first attempts at printmaking began in France in 1878, around the same time that she became a founding member of the group known as the Impressionists.
She was introduced to the medium by Edgar Degas, who mentored her and collaborated with her on prints. Printmaking became a vital aspect of Cassatt’s artistic repertoire, and she continued making etchings and lithographs, and experimenting with colour.
Born in North America, made prints in France
Printmaking activity: 1878 –1898
The American painter, Mary Cassatt, spent her professional life in Paris. Her first attempts at printmaking began in France in 1878, around the same time that she became a founding member of the group known as the Impressionists.
She was introduced to the medium by Edgar Degas, who mentored her and collaborated with her on prints. Printmaking became a vital aspect of Cassatt’s artistic repertoire, and she continued making etchings and lithographs, and experimenting with colour.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sara Smiling |
| Materials and techniques | Drypoint and colour etching, ink on paper. |
| Brief description | 'Sara Smiling', drypoint and colour etching by Mary Cassatt, France, 1904. |
| Physical description | Coloured print showing a young blonde girl sat in a blue chair, smiling. |
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| Gallery label | Cassatt began experimenting with colour printmaking in the 1890s, adopting a distinctive approach inspired by Japanese woodblock prints. However, this impression reveals that in her later years, she returned to a more European style of colour etching. The golden-haired sitter is Sara, who became her favoured model.(2022) |
| Summary | Who was Mary Cassatt? (1844 –1923) Born in North America, made prints in France Printmaking activity: 1878 –1898 The American painter, Mary Cassatt, spent her professional life in Paris. Her first attempts at printmaking began in France in 1878, around the same time that she became a founding member of the group known as the Impressionists. She was introduced to the medium by Edgar Degas, who mentored her and collaborated with her on prints. Printmaking became a vital aspect of Cassatt’s artistic repertoire, and she continued making etchings and lithographs, and experimenting with colour. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1965 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.325-1965 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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