Prints, Drawings, and Photographs In the Loge Made in Paris, France, Europec. 1879 Mary Stevenson Cassatt, American, 1844 - 1926 Pastel and metallic paint on canvas prepared with a pastel ground Currently not on view 1950-52-1 Gift of Mrs. Sargent McKean, 1950 |
LabelIn this pastel drawing Cassatt enlivened the broad blended passages with brilliant touches of fresh pastel and bold streaks of metallic paint, frequently using moisture to create a multilayered surface. Through the years Cassatt produced pastels on a variety of supports, including paper, paper adhered to canvas, and canvas alone. For this work she used a canvas coated with a ground embedded with pumice or coarse fibers to create a rough surface that would hold the powdery pastels more securely. |
