The Women Impressionists


Book Description

This reference organizes and describes the primary and secondary literature surrounding Mary Stevenson Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Eva Gonzalès, and Marie Bracquemond, four major women Impressionist artists. The Impressionist group included several women artists of considerable ability whose works and lives were largely ignored until the advent of feminist art criticism in the early 1970s. They studied, worked, and exhibited with their male counterparts including Degas, Manet, Monet, and Pissarro. The entries provide extensive coverage of the careers, critical reception, exhibition history, and growing reputations of these four female artists and discuss women Impressionists in general as they shared the challenges of becoming accepted as professional artists in late 19th-century society. Containing nearly 900 citations of manuscripts, books, articles, reproductions, films, exhibitions, and reviews, this unique sourcebook will appeal to both art and women's studies scholars. Each artist receives a biographical sketch, chronology, information about individual and group exhibitions and reviews, and a primary and secondary bibliography, which captures details about the artist's life, career, and relationship with other artists. An art works index and names index complete the volume.




Mary Cassatt


Book Description

This volume presents the life and works of American painter Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), with over 50 color plates of her artwork. In a Victorian age when most women were confined to the circumscribed world of marriage, homemaking and motherhood, Cassatt blazed like a shooting star across the firmament of the male dominated international art world. She was the only American, male or female, to become a member of the French Impressionists.




Delphi Complete Works of Mary Cassatt (Illustrated)


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The foremost female American artist of the late nineteenth century, Mary Cassatt lived much of her life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the other Impressionists. Her compositions are celebrated for their stunning depiction of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bond shared between mothers and children. Her work and support of the avant-garde exerted a lasting influence on the development of the American taste in art. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Cassatt’s complete paintings, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The complete paintings of Mary Cassatt – over 400 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Cassatt’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view * Includes Cassatt's celebrated print work * Features two resources on Cassatt and the Impressionists – discover Cassatt's world CONTENTS: The Highlights Two Women Seated by a Woodland Stream (1869) On the Balcony (1873) Woman with a Fan (c. 1878) Little Girl in a Blue Arm Chair (1878) Self Portrait (1878) Portrait of the Artist’s Mother Reading ‘Le Figaro’ (1878) The Cup of Tea (1879) Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge (1879) Lady at the Tea Table (1883) Portrait of Alexander Cassatt and His Son Robert (1885) Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886) The Bath (1890) Baby’s First Caress (1890) The Boating Party (1894) Feeding the Ducks (1895) Breakfast in Bed (1897) Two Mothers and their Children in a Boat (1910) The Paintings and Pastels List of Paintings and Pastels Alphabetical List of Paintings and Pastels The Prints List of Prints The Resources Impressionist Painting: Its Genesis and Development (1904) by Wynford Dewhurst The Art of Mary Cassatt (1909) by Elisabeth Luther Cary