Susan in a Straw Bonnet
Mary Cassatt · c. 1883 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Mary Cassatt preferred to use friends, relatives, and close acquaintances as her models. Susan was a cousin of Cassatt’s housekeeper Mathilde Valet and frequently posed for Cassatt in the early 1880s.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Details
- Maker
- Mary Cassatt, American, 1844-1926
- Date
- c. 1883
- Medium
- Pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 62.3 × 51.2 cm (24 1/2 × 20 1/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- United States
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · On view · Gallery 182
- Credit line
- Gift of Kate L. Brewster
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
