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On a Balcony

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Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926)
On a Balcony, 1878/79
Oil on canvas, 89.9 x 65.2 cm (35 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of her aunt, Delia Spencer Field, 1938.18
Gallery 273


Classifications:american arts, painting.
Subjects:everyday life (genre), impressionist, leisure, portraits, women.
Artists:Mary Cassatt.
Media:oil.

See Also:

Text Examination: Cassatt's Artistic Portrayals of Contemporary Women and Children


Text Examination: Cassatt's Impressionist Depiction of Contemporary Life


Classroom Resource Mary Cassatt's On a Balcony, 1878/79


Artist Biography Artist Biography: Mary Cassatt


Video Excerpt Video: Cassatt and the Modern Woman



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