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Mary Cassatt · c. 1881
Mary Cassatt: 1844–1926
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Cassatt
Biography
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (; May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), but lived most of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.
She was described by Gustave Geffroy as one of "les trois grandes dames" (the three great ladies) of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Berthe Morisot. In 1879, Diego Martelli compared her to Degas, as they both sought to depict movement, light, and design in the most modern sense. She also played an important role in introducing Impressionism to American collectors, notably through her friendship with the Havemeyer family.
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Influenced by
- Thomas Coutureeditorial inference
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- Jean-Léon Gérômeeditorial inference
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- Paul-Constant Soyereditorial inference
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- Edgar Degasdocumented
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The exhibition describes Cassatt’s enduring admiration for Degas. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- Charles Joshua Chaplineditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Pierre-Auguste Renoireditorial inference
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Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Edgar Degasdocumented
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Cassatt acknowledged the transformative effect of encountering Degas’s art. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
Later influence
- Edgar Degasdocumented
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The exhibition describes Degas’s enduring admiration for Cassatt. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Mary Cassatt. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art115 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art54 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art29 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago17 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art14 recorded works
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris5 recorded works
- Musée d’Orsay3 recorded works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum3 recorded works
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux2 recorded works
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)2 recorded works
- Collection Bemberg1 recorded work
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art1 recorded work
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art1 recorded work
- Wichita Art Museum1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- National Gallery of Art
- Country research — museum-connected artworks and verified painter affiliations
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- SMK: exact creator authority reconciliation
- musée d'Orsay — Paris
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- WikiArt women artists review — 20 September 2026