A Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Mary Cassatt, kb. 1889–1890

This print shows an elderly woman seated, slightly angled to the left, with her head resting on her hand. Her facial features are soft, and she has beige skin and her hair is gray and pulled back neatly. She is wearing a high-collared black dress and a light-colored shawl over her shoulders. The background is a muted brown with green and yellow floral decorations suggesting bouquets of green and yellow flowers placed on either side of her.
Művész
Mary Cassatt
Datálás
kb. 1889–1890
Műfaj
Grafika
Technika
color softground etching and aquatint on laid paper
Méretek
25,24 × 17,94 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This print shows an elderly woman seated, slightly angled to the left, with her head resting on her hand. Her facial features are soft, and she has beige skin and her hair is gray and pulled back neatly. She is wearing a high-collared black dress and a light-colored shawl over her shoulders. The background is a muted brown with green and yellow floral decorations suggesting bouquets of green and yellow flowers placed on either side of her.

Mary Cassatt