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The Child's Bath

Painting of mother in blue, purple, and green-stripped dress washing child's feet.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • Painting of mother in blue, purple, and green-stripped dress washing child's feet.

Date:

1893

Artist:

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

About this artwork

In this work, Mary Cassatt addressed the theme for which she is best known—women and children—while also experimenting with compositional elements of Japanese art. Cassatt saw a large exhibition of Japanese prints at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1890, and produced a series of prints influenced by their aesthetics. The Child’s Bath is the culmination of her investigation of a flattened picture plane and decorative patterning. The intimate scene of everyday life also echoes the subject of many Japanese prints. In Cassatt’s painting, the encircling arms and gentle touch of the mother or nurse convey an overall feeling of protection and tenderness.

Status

On View, Gallery 273

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Mary Cassatt

Title

The Child's Bath

Place

France (Place depicted)

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1893

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Signed lower left: "Mary Cassatt"

Dimensions

100.3 × 66.1 cm (39 1/2 × 26 in.)

Credit Line

Robert A. Waller Fund

Reference Number

1910.2

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