1901
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Picture Book (No. 1) is a 1901 graphite by Mary Cassatt, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman and a child sitting close together. The woman’s hair is pulled back, and she holds a book open in her lap. The child leans against her, looking down at the book too. The lines are loose and quick, with no hard edges—just soft shading to show shapes. The artist left some areas almost blank, like the woman’s sleeve or the chair behind them. It feels like a quick study, not a finished drawing. Next, check out Cassatt, Mary to see how she often painted mothers and children.
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (; May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker.
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