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5 Mary Cassatt Artworks Inspired By Japanese Woodblock Prints
Like many Impressionists in the late 19th century, Mary Cassatt was deeply influenced by Japanese woodblock prints.
Cassatt was one of the few professional women artists of the 19th century.
Her œuvre is expansive, often defined by experimentation, although she is most well-known for her intimate depictions of mothers and children.
We’re going to look at several of her works made after she had visited an exhibit of Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e prints, in Paris, which had a significant impact on her career.
About Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt was an American who spent most of her life in France, where she mingled and exhibited with Impressionists such as Edgar Degas.
As a woman artist, she faced countless adversities.
For one, her family didn’t want her to become a professional artist, but she kept trying nonetheless, at one point saying, “I am independent! I can live alone and I love to work.”
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