id:			121096
accession number:	1941.85.a
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.85.a
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:46.582000

Knitting in the Library (recto), c. 1881. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926). Graphite; sheet: 31.3 x 40.1 cm (12 5/16 x 15 13/16 in.); image: 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles T. Brooks 1941.85.a

title:				Knitting in the Library (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1881
creation date earliest:		1876
creation date latest:		1896
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creditline:			Bequest of Charles T. Brooks
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 31.3 x 40.1 cm (12 5/16 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.)
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	description:	cream(3) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower right, in graphite: Mary Cassatt ; upper left and center left, in graphite: [series of numbers, upside down] ; lower left, in graphite: 88 / NY 548 / moa
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		L'Impressionnisme vu d'Amérique
	opening date:   2007-06-09T00:00:00
	<i>L'Impressionnisme vu d'Amérique</i>. Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (organizer) (June 9-September 9, 2007); Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France (October 6, 2007-January 20, 2008).

	title:		Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris
	opening date:   2012-10-04T00:00:00
	<i>Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).

	title:		Cassatt - McNicoll
	opening date:   2023-06-03T04:00:00
	<i>Cassatt - McNicoll</i>. Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario M5T 1G4, Canada (organizer) (June 3-October 1, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (November 1, 1993-January 2, 1994) - Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, no cat.

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PROVENANCE

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In this working drawing for the softground etching and aquatint of the same title, Cassatt portrays her mother in a quiet moment of concentration with her handwork. Freely drawn, the study was used to block out main areas of light and dark with strong diagonal shading in graphite. Cassatt's skillful arrangement of forms may be found in the contrast between the curving lines of the figure and the armchair with the verticals and horizontals of the flanking bookcase. Cassatt's mother, Katherine Kelso Cassatt, had received a Continental education, spoke fluent French, and was extremely well read. She oversaw the rigorous education of her children and supported Cassatt's artistic career, living abroad with her daughter and often serving as a model.
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