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Mary Cassatt looking at paintings in the Louvre
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Mary Cassatt looking at paintings in the Louvre

Edgar Degas · 1879 - 1880 · soft-ground etching; etching; drypoint; aquatint; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Two women as visitors in a museum hall with paintings from the Louvre in Paris. The standing elegant female figure with the hat and umbrella, seen from behind, can be identified as Mary Cassatt. The sitting woman consults a booklet and looks at the paintings. Notable is the cutout of the scene with on the left a part of the doorpost in the image, as if the viewer looks into the space around the corner.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMary Cassatt kijkt naar schilderijen in het Louvre. 1879 - 1880. Edgar Degas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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