Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Barefooted Child
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.P.93.21.5
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Prints
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Creator Name:
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Cassatt, Mary
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1844 - 1926
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mary Cassatt
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Title:
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The Barefooted Child
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1896 - 1897
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Creation Start Date:
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1896
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Creation End Date:
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1897
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Materials and Techniques:
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color drypoint and aquatint
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Classification Term:
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drypoint and aquatint
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Dimensions:
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H.9-1/2 x W.12-7/16 in.
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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P.93.21.5
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Kenneth R. and Lillian Smith
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Rights:
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Context:
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Cassatt grew up in Philadelphia and later moved to Paris, where she met the French painter and printmaker Edgar Degas. At his suggestion, she began exhibiting with the Impressionists in 1879, focusing much of her efforts on intimate portrayals of women and children. In addition to her sumptuous paintings and pastels, she became a highly accomplished printmaker, due in part to the influence of Degas and fellow artist Camille Pissarro. She first became interested in color printing in 1890 after attending a major Paris exhibition of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Over the next decade, she developed her own technique of color aquatint (tonal etching), producing such compelling images as The Barefooted Child. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1393c.tif
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