Mary CassattEstados Unidos, 1844–1926El baño
The Child's Bath
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El baño del niño (o El baño) es una pintura al óleo sobre lienzo realizado en 1893 por la artista estadounidense Mary Cassatt. Tanto el tema como la perspectiva a vista de pájaro fueron inspirados en grabados en madera japoneses. El tema de la pintura es la dignidad de la maternidad, utilizando un estilo similar al de Edgar Degas.
El Instituto de Arte de Chicago adquirió la obra en 1910. Desde entonces, es una de las obras más populares de este museo.
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The Child’s Bath is a tender portrayal of familial closeness, a subject that Mary Cassatt explored throughout her career. The caregiver’s cheek brushing the child’s shoulder, her encircling embrace, and the child’s pudgy hand on her knee suggest an emotional bond between the two.
Captivated by a large exhibition of Japanese prints in Paris in 1890, Cassatt set out to produce a series of color prints influenced by Japanese aesthetics. She then continued her investigation across media, culminating in this bold composition, with its dramatically flattened picture plane, decorative patterning, and bright palette.
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Mientras tanto, en la vida de Mary Cassatt
La vida entera1890s
Mentor to young Americans
The 1890s are the busiest and most creative period of Mary’s life: young American artists seek her advice and support, and she introduces Lucy A. Bacon to Camille Pissarro.
1891
Bertha Palmer commissions a mural
Chicago socialite Bertha Palmer asks Mary to paint a 12 × 58 ft mural on “Modern Woman” for the Women’s Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893. Palmer thought Cassatt an American treasure and could think of no one better.
1891
Colour prints inspired by Japanese woodcuts
Mary exhibits a series of highly original colour drypoints and aquatints, among them “Woman Bathing” and “The Coiffure”, inspired by the Japanese masters shown in Paris the year before. She was drawn to the simplicity and clarity of Japanese design and its skilful use of blocks of colour.
