Mary CassattAmerican, 1844–1926The Oval Mirror
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1941.81
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: Wikimedia Commons — Public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Mary Cassatt
The whole life1910
Trip to Egypt and a creative crisis
The beauty of ancient Egyptian art overwhelms Mary, but the trip exhausts her and is followed by a crisis of creativity: she says she is “crushed by the strength of this Art” and wonders how her feeble hands will ever paint its effect on her.
1910 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1911
Diagnosed with diabetes, rheumatism, neuralgia and cataracts
In 1911 Mary is diagnosed with diabetes, rheumatism, neuralgia and cataracts, yet she keeps painting. From 1912 she begins to suffer severe trouble with her sight.
