Mary Cassatt - Lydia Reading the Morning Paper (No. 1), Woman Reading 1878-1879
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Lydia Reading the Morning Paper (No. 1), Woman Reading 1878-1879
81x59cm oil on canvas
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, US
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha:
A forceful artist with a highly personal style, Cassatt was essentially a painter of domestic scenes. Lydia Cassatt served as a model for her sister many times, either reading, weaving or otherwise occupied, but never giving the impression of posing for a portrait. The high-key colors and loose brushwork are consistent with the work of the Impressionists; the influence of photography and Japanese prints can be seen in the cropped composition and the alignment of the figure along strong diagonals.