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Mary Cassatt Trade Paperback 1995 Maria Costantino Art History Female Artist
Born in 1844 in Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburgh, Mary Cassatt reached maturity in an era when the options open to most women were limited to marriage. However, Cassatt's passion for art overwhelmed the mores of the time, and she dedicated her life to painting, particularly in the style of the great European Impressionists whose work she greatly admired. . . . Cassatt's career reached a turning point in 1875, when she was invited by Edgar Degas to join the Impressionists. Eleven of her paintings were exhibited at the fourth Impressionist show in 1879, and she was one of the three sponsors of the movement's final exhibition in 1886. . . . Cassatt is now widely regarded as one of the greatest women artists of the Impressionist movement, and this . . . book is illustrated with some of her finest and most celebrated works
Publisher: Barnes and Noble; First Edition (January 1, 1995)
Trade Paperback: 128 pages
Book is in very good pre-owned condition with no noticeable wear. See photos for details.
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Born in 1844 in Allegheny City, now part of Pittsburgh, Mary Cassatt reached maturity in an era when the options open to most women were limited to marriage. However, Cassatt's passion for art overwhelmed the mores of the time, and she dedicated her life to painting, particularly in the style of the great European Impressionists whose work she greatly admired. . . . Cassatt's career reached a turning point in 1875, when she was invited by Edgar Degas to join the Impressionists. Eleven of her paintings were exhibited at the fourth Impressionist show in 1879, and she was one of the three sponsors of the movement's final exhibition in 1886. . . . Cassatt is now widely regarded as one of the greatest women artists of the Impressionist movement, and this . . . book is illustrated with some of her finest and most celebrated works
Publisher: Barnes and Noble; First Edition (January 1, 1995)
Trade Paperback: 128 pages
Book is in very good pre-owned condition with no noticeable wear. See photos for details.
xxqxx13
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