Mary Cassatt's Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878) depicts a smartly dressed little girl and her dog. The girl's sprawling pose has the naturalism of childhood that would later characterize many of Cassatt's paintings of children.
In Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878), Mary Cassatt demonstrated her powers of observation by showing her young subject sprawed in a large blue armchair. The smartly dressed little girl fidgets, while her dog sleeps in the chair next to her. The girl's pose has the naturalism of childhood that would later characterize many of Cassatt's paintings of children.
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| Description | In Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878), Mary Cassatt demonstrated her powers of observation by showing her young subject sprawed in a large blue armchair. The smartly dressed little girl fidgets, while her dog sleeps in the chair next to her. The girl's pose has the naturalism of childhood that would later characterize many of Cassatt's paintings of children.
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| Art Subject | Portraits |
| Art Style | Impressionist |
