The American artist, Mary Cassatt, created the oil painting in 1900. It was purchased in Paris from Durand Ruel by Louisine Havemeyer in 1901.[2] Havemeyer became a widow in 1907 and she devoted her time to the suffrage movement. In 1912 she lent her artistic collection including this painting to Knoedler's Gallery in New York to raise money for the cause.[3] In 1913, she founded what would become the National Woman's Party with the radical suffragist Alice Paul. Havemeyer repeated the money raising art exhibition for women's suffrage at Knoedler's in 1915.[3]
Later history and displayedit
The painting was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum in 1929, as part of the H.O. Havemeyer Collection.[4] The painting has been widely exhibited while on loan from the Metropolitan Museum at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Parish Art Museum, Southampton, NY; Newark Museum, NJ; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA, among others.[5][6]
Description and interpretationedit
The work depicts a mother engaged in the act of sewing while seated in front of a window. A young child in a white dress leans on her mother's lap while gazing out of the picture plane toward the viewer. The woman wears a striped dress covered by a green apron that mirrors the greens in the grass outside the window. According to the Metropolitan Museum, the artist used two unrelated models as the mother and child.[7][8]
^American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volumes 1-2. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1965. p. 651. ISBN9780870994395. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^Mary Cassatt 1844 - 1926(PDF). Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art. 1970. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^Salinger, Margaretta M. (1986). Masterpieces of American Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN9780870994722. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
October 31, 2023
young, mother, sewing, mary, cassatt, young, mother, sewing, little, girl, leaning, mother, knee, 1900, painting, mary, cassatt, collection, metropolitan, museum, young, mother, sewinglittle, girl, leaning, mother, kneeartistmary, cassatt, year1900mediumoil, p. Young Mother Sewing aka Little Girl Leaning on her Mother s Knee is a 1900 painting by Mary Cassatt It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Young Mother SewingLittle Girl Leaning on her Mother s KneeArtistMary Cassatt Year1900Mediumoil paint canvasDimensions92 4 cm 36 4 in 73 7 cm 29 0 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of ArtAccession No 29 100 48 IdentifiersThe Met object ID 10425 edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Early history and creation 2 Later history and display 3 Description and interpretation 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly history and creation editThe American artist Mary Cassatt created the oil painting in 1900 It was purchased in Paris from Durand Ruel by Louisine Havemeyer in 1901 2 Havemeyer became a widow in 1907 and she devoted her time to the suffrage movement In 1912 she lent her artistic collection including this painting to Knoedler s Gallery in New York to raise money for the cause 3 In 1913 she founded what would become the National Woman s Party with the radical suffragist Alice Paul Havemeyer repeated the money raising art exhibition for women s suffrage at Knoedler s in 1915 3 Later history and display editThe painting was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum in 1929 as part of the H O Havemeyer Collection 4 The painting has been widely exhibited while on loan from the Metropolitan Museum at such venues as the Museum of Modern Art NY the National Gallery of Art Washington DC the Parish Art Museum Southampton NY Newark Museum NJ Mint Museum of Art Charlotte NC Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara CA Newport Harbor Art Museum Newport CA among others 5 6 Description and interpretation editThe work depicts a mother engaged in the act of sewing while seated in front of a window A young child in a white dress leans on her mother s lap while gazing out of the picture plane toward the viewer The woman wears a striped dress covered by a green apron that mirrors the greens in the grass outside the window According to the Metropolitan Museum the artist used two unrelated models as the mother and child 7 8 See also editList of works by Mary CassattReferences edit Young Mother Sewing Metropolitan Museum of Art Pollock Griselda 2013 Differencing the Canon Feminism and the Writing of Art s Histories Rutledge ISBN 9781135084400 Retrieved 31 May 2017 a b Griselda Pollock 15 April 2013 Differencing the Canon Feminism and the Writing of Art s Histories Routledge pp 204 ISBN 978 1 135 08440 0 Collection Records Young Mother Sewing Metropolitan Museum of Art American Paintings A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Volumes 1 2 New York NY Metropolitan Museum of Art 1965 p 651 ISBN 9780870994395 Retrieved 4 June 2017 Mary Cassatt 1844 1926 PDF Washington DC National Gallery of Art 1970 Retrieved 4 June 2017 THE MET Heilbronn TimeLine of Art History Young Mother Sewing Metropolitan Museum of Art Salinger Margaretta M 1986 Masterpieces of American Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 9780870994722 Retrieved 4 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Young Mother Sewing Mary Cassatt amp oldid 1161696920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
