Mary Cassatt by Griselda Pollock

Mary Cassatt by Griselda Pollock

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A study of the American artist, Mary Cassatt, in the WORLD OF ART series. The author takes the artists' interest in old masters and contemporaries such as Manet, into account, whilst exploring her influence over French art of the 1870s. The images of women and children are also considered.

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Mary Cassatt by Griselda Pollock

This groundbreaking new study redefines Mary Cassatt's status in the Parisian avant-garde and in American art, placing her work in the wider context of nineteenth-century feminism and art theory. Admired by Degas--who invited her to exhibit with the Impressionists in 1877--Cassatt brought a New Women's perspective to the theater, drawing room, garden, and studio. Griselda Pollock emphasizes Cassatt's study of Old Masters and interest in Manet's work, and stresses her great influence on the creation of American collections of French modernism. She argues that Cassatt's experimentation with etching and pastels from the late 1880s enabled her to represent women and children without sentiment, but with a deepening awareness of a complex psychological charge. Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of Leeds, Griselda Pollock's many books include Old Mistresses: Women, Art, and Ideology (with Roszika Parker).
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ISBN 13 9780500203170
ISBN 10 0500203172
Title Mary Cassatt
Author Griselda Pollock
Series World Of Art
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 1998-09-07
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.