id: 146820
accession number: 1972.240
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.240
updated: 2022-10-29 15:06:55.749000
The Fitting, 1890–91. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926). Drypoint and aquatint; platemark: 37.4 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.); sheet: 43.5 x 30 cm (17 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride 1972.240
title: The Fitting
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series:
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creation date: 1890–91
creation date earliest: 1890
creation date latest: 1891
current location:
creditline: Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride
copyright:
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: drypoint and aquatint
department: Prints
collection: PR - Drypoint
type: Print
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Mathews & Shapiro 9, Breeskin 147
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CREATORS
* Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926) - artist
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measurements: Platemark: 37.4 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 43.5 x 30 cm (17 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
state of the work: M & S: VII/VII, B: VI/VI
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1972
opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
title: The Impressionist Painters as Printmakers
opening date: 1977-09-01T04:00:00
The Impressionist Painters as Printmakers. Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA (organizer) (September 1-October 23, 1977).
title: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints
opening date: 2001-08-26T00:00:00
Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
title: Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris
opening date: 2012-10-04T00:00:00
Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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wall description:
In this impression, the dress of the seamstress was printed in a darker shade of brown, creating a strong silhouette that anchors the composition. By printing the wallpaper in chartreuse, Cassatt created a plane of decorative pattern whose design echoes the arabesques in the carpet. The Fitting juxtaposes two women of different classes. The young bourgeoisie turns toward the kneeling seamstress who adjusts her hem. Two views of the standing figure's profile are visible as she strikes a self-consciously elegant pose before the mirror, while the face of the dressmaker, absorbed in her work, is hidden.
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