Art, literature & history
Mother's Kiss
1890-1891
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- color drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 34.6 x 22.7 cm (13 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 43.3 x 30.1 cm (17 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1963.10.254
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Mother's Kiss — Mary Cassatt. 1890-1891.
Medium: color drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 34.6 x 22.7 cm (13 5/8 x 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 43.3 x 30.1 cm (17 1/16 x 11 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1963.10.254. Chester Dale Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.