COVID – 19 is physically
separating us from our mothers, creating an emptiness on this Mother’s Day.
In response, Athraigh
Studio wishes a “printmakerly” Happy Mothers’ Day to all mothers and we hope
that soon we will all be able to safely gather. Please enjoy the prints of Mary
Cassatt today.
Mary Cassatt (American,
1844-1926).
Born in Pennsylvania on
May 22, 1844. Mary Cassatt eventually settled in Paris, and became an important
figure in the French artistic revolution, that sought to allow freedom for
artists to define their own subject matter.
Mary Cassatt chose to
describe and illuminate intimate scenes of mothers and children. She did so in
a strong and unique way and she lived her life in the same fashion…
“I am independent! I
can live alone and I love to work.”
Mary Cassatt
Quietude, 1891
drypoint
Nursing, 1890
drypoint
Denise Holding Her
Child, 1905
drypoint
Maternal Caress, 1890
color drypoint and
aquatint
Mother's Kiss, 1890
drypoint and aquatint
Gathering Fruit, 1893
drypoint
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