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Size: 16x20 inches
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On a Balcony, 1878/79
 
Artist:
Mary Cassatt
American, 1844–1926
 
ABOUT THIS ARTWORK
During Mary Cassatt's early Impressionist period, she frequently focused on the activities of middle-class women in society—at the theater or taking tea, for example. At first glance, the arresting painting On a Balcony, which was shown in the 1880 Impressionist exhibition, appears to depict a woman in a public setting. However, the blue rail of the balcony, visible near the top of the painting, defines the enclosed space of a private garden, while the woman's morning dress further indicates the intimacy of her location. Cassatt signaled the modernity of her subject through the woman's choice of reading material; she peruses a newspaper rather than a novel. Even at home Cassatt's subjects are connected to the contemporary world, not lost in a fictional fantasy.
 
Artist
Mary Cassatt
Title
On a Balcony
Origin
France
Date
1878–1879
Medium
Oil on canvas
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: "Mary Cassatt"
Dimensions
89.9 × 65.2 cm (35 1/2 × 25 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of her aunt, Delia Spencer Field
 
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On a Balcony, 1878-79 (Mary Cassatt) - 16x20 Inch Poster, Impressionism print

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