Emmie and her Child

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Dublin Core

Title

Emmie and her Child

Subject

Figures; Mother; Child; Woman

Description

This painting depicts a woman wearing a white dress with red flowers looking down at the child she is holding in her lap. The child appears tired or relaxed and holds onto the woman with both hands. It is a quiet domestic scene; behind the mother on the left of the image is a light blue vase and behind her to the right is the corner of a window.

Creator

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

Born: May 22, 1844 (Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA)
Died: June 14, 1926 (age 82 years) (Château de Beaufresne, Le Mesnil-Théribus, France)

Source

1213, Visual Resources Library, EC

Date

1889

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: Oil Paint; Canvas; oil on canvas
Measurements: 35 1/2 x 25 3/8 in. (90.2 x 64.5 cm)

Type

19th Century; Impressionist