Which pictures did Mary Cassatt show in 1881? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the 11 works that Mary Cassatt showed at the 6th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1881, including 7 pastels. All works were portraits / figure paintings (catalogue numbers 1-11). Note the palet of colours in the ‘white’ cap of the lady in no. 2.
I render the pictures by format and number. Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Mary Cassatt: 6IE-1881-1, La lecture =1880, CR77, Mrs Cassatt reading to her grandchildren, 56×100, private (iR2;iR59;iR92;R44,p71;R2,p349;R90II,p179+189;R2,p353;R187,no77)
Mary Cassatt: 6IE-1881-2, Le jardin =1880, CR98, Lydia crocheting in the garden at Marly, 66×94, Metropolitan (iR92;iR2;iR59; R2,p358;R90II,p179+189;R189,no98;R3,p596)
Mary Cassatt: 6IE-1881-3, L’Automne =1880, CR96, Portrait of Mlle C. (Autumn), 93×65, MPP Paris (iR92;iR2;iR59;R90II,p179+189;R2,p353;R187,no96;M4) Info: the sitter is Lydia Cassatt.
Mary Cassatt: 6IE-1881-4, Le thé =!? 1879-81ca, CR65, The cup of tea, 92×65, Metropolitan (iR2;iR59;iR92;R2,p359;R90II,p179+189;R187,no65;R44,p66;M23) Expos: =!? DR1893-8, La tasse de thé (Sl, 100×65) (aR9=iR19); =? 15LE-1908-17, La tasse de thé (iR261).
Mary Cassatt: 1880, CR88, Mother and Child (a goodnight hug), pastel, 42×61, A2018/05/14 (iR2;iR59;iR13;iR92;R2,p348+444;R187,no88;R90II,p179+189). Expos: =6IE-1881-8, Mère et enfant, pastel; =?? 8IE-1886-13, Mère et enfant, pastel; appartient à M. Nunès.
Mary Cassatt: 6IE-1881-5, Tête de jeune fille, pastel =? 1880, CR106, Portrait of a young girl, pastel, 60×50, AI Chicago (iR92;R90II,p179+189;R2,p353;R187,no106;M20)
Mary Cassatt: 1880-86ca, Young girl with brown hair, pastel, 52×49, private (iR92;iR2;R2,p353) Expo: =?? 6IE-1881-6, Tête de jeune fille, pastel.
Mary Cassatt: 1878-81, CR53, Madame Bérard’s baby in a striped armchair (Enfant sur un fauteuil; Mlle Lucie Bérard), pastel, 63×67, Philadelphia MA (iR92;R187,p45=no53;R2,p353;M28) Expo: =?? 6IE-1881-7, Tête d’enfant, pastel.
Mary Cassatt: 1880ca, CR81, Elsie Cassatt holding a big dog, pastel, 64×50, private (iR92;iR2;R187,no58=no81;R2,p353) Expo: =?? 6IE-1881-9, Portrait d’enfant, pastel.
Mary Cassatt: 1880, CR86, Elsie in a blue chair, pastel, 88×63, private (iR92;iR2;R187,p59;R2,p353) Info: her niece. Expo: =??? 6IE-1881-11, Tête d’enfant, pastel.
Mary Cassatt: 1881-84ca, CR132, Child on a blue cushion, pastel, 44×43, ML Baden (iR92;iR2;R187,p77=no132;R2,p353) Expo: =??? 6IE-1881-11, Tête d’enfant, pastel; =DR1893-21, L’enfant en bleu (Sr, pastel, 44×52) (à M. Viau). Provenance: Viau (DR1907/03/21-100, bought back).
Clarification:
The suggestions for the 5 paintings are (quite) certain, those for the 7 pastels are (very) uncertain, see account. For no.10 I couldn’t find a suggestion; for no.11 I render 2 options. See link for the identification of paintings, the subscriptions and see at the bottom of the main page on Mary Cassatt for the sources.
Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Mary Cassatt, an impression of her pictures at the 6th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1881. Last modified 2024/01/26. https://www.impressionism.nl/cassatt-1881-expo/.”
