Friday, May 22, 2009

To feel a sense of art . . .

Today is the birthday of Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926), painter and printmaker. 

Mary Cassatt lived much of her adult life in France and she was the only American invited to exhibit with a group of independent artists later known as the Impressionists.


Oil on canvas 
35 7/16 x 46 1/8 in. (90 x 117.3 cm)
Chester Dale Collection
Washington, D.C.

"If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color." - Mary Cassatt

"Acceptence, under someone elses' terms, is worse than rejection." - Mary Cassatt


"I have touched with a sense of art some people – they felt the love and the life. Can you offer me anything to compare to that joy for an artist?" - Mary Cassatt

Cassatt images source (1)

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