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The Fitting

Mary Cassatt

1890

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Interior

Dominant colour

The Fitting is a 1890 ink by Mary Cassatt, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Mary Cassatt
When & what style?: 1890 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows three women in a dim room. One woman stands in a long red dress, adjusting the collar of another. A third woman sits on a chair, her back to us. The walls are plain, and light comes from the left, casting soft shadows. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show fabric folds and movement. This style keeps it feeling quick and real, like a snapshot of a moment. Look up etching to see how artists like this carve images into metal plates.