Mary Cassatt

(American, 1844–1926)

portrait of a young girl by mary cassatt

Mary Cassatt

Portrait of a Young Girl, 1908

Price on Request

Biography

Timeline

1844
Born: May 22nd in Allegheny City, PA
1861
Studies at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
1866
Studied for a short period in the studio of Charles Chaplin, then took private lessons from Jean-Léon Gérôme.
1868 - 1874
Participates in her first Salon, Paris, France
1904
Legion d'Honneur, France
1910
Becomes a member of the National Academy of Design in New York
1926
Dies: June 14th in Château de Beaufresne in Mesnil-Théribus, France

Exhibitions

1928
A Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mary Cassatt, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
1927
Mary Cassatt Memorial Exhibition, Pennsylvania Museum of Art Philadelphia, PA
1926 - 1927
Memorial Collection of the Works of Mary Cassatt, Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1926
Exhibition of Paintings and Pastels by Mary Cassatt, Durand-Ruel New York
1924
Exposition de Tableaux et pastels par Mary Cassatt, Durand-Ruel Paris
1920
Exhibition of Paintings and Pastels by Mary Cassatt, Durand-Ruel New York
1915
Loan Exhibition of Masterpieces by Old and Modern Painters, M. Knoedler & Co. New York
1914
Tableaux, Pastels, Dessins et Pointes-Sèches par Mary Cassatt, Durand-Ruel Paris, France
1908
Exposition Mary Cassatt, Galerie Vollard Paris, France
Tableaux et pastels par Mary Cassatt, Durand-Ruel Paris, France