Margot Leaning Against Her Mother

Margot Leaning Against Her Mother — Mary Cassatt. 1901.

Medium: drypoint. Dimensions: .

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

By 1902, Cassatt had been living for almost a decade at her country home in the village of Mesnil-Théribus, about 50 miles northwest of Paris. She often asked neighbors to pose for her, as they seemed more at ease than professional models. The young mother, Reine Lefèbvre sat repeatedly between 1901 and 1903, appearing in this drypoint as well as Reine and Margot Seated on a Sofa and portraits in pastel and oil. Her pretty, rounded face and glossy black hair are immediately recognizable in each work for which she posed.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.