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Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper at the Boca Raton Museum of Art January 20 - April 11, 2010
One of the greatest and most popular of the Impressionists, the American artist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) created some of her most inventive and appealing images in the print medium. She was captivated by the challenges and artistic possibilities of making prints. These works were a central part of her discipline as a draughtsman, allowing her to focus on the essentials of gesture, form and expression. Cassatt's output as a printmaker was quite small and her prints are praised for being among her most radically innovative works.
This exhibition presents 41 major prints and drawings that have rarely been shown - etchings, color aquatints, counterproofs and drawings, which reveal the range of the artist's creative process and add to our understanding of her innovative approach to art, and her significant contributions to modern printmaking. Organized by Adelson Galleries, New York for the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Accompanying Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper is a fully-illustrated, descriptive catalogue with essays by Warren Adelson, Pamela A. Ivinski, and Barbara Stern Shapiro, which tell the story of these rare works and explore Cassatt's virtuosity as a printmaker.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432
In Mizner Park
Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Holidays Closed
Telephone: (561) 392-2500
For more details, visit www.bocamuseum.com
For Jenifer Vogt's review of the exhibition, please click here.
Above text courtesy the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Image: Mary Cassatt, Under The Horse-Chestnut Tree (cat. 162.b) (Detail), 1896-1897, Aquatint and drypoint on paper, 16 x 11 3/8 inches
This exhibition presents 41 major prints and drawings that have rarely been shown - etchings, color aquatints, counterproofs and drawings, which reveal the range of the artist's creative process and add to our understanding of her innovative approach to art, and her significant contributions to modern printmaking. Organized by Adelson Galleries, New York for the Boca Raton Museum of Art. Accompanying Mary Cassatt: Works on Paper is a fully-illustrated, descriptive catalogue with essays by Warren Adelson, Pamela A. Ivinski, and Barbara Stern Shapiro, which tell the story of these rare works and explore Cassatt's virtuosity as a printmaker.
Boca Raton Museum of Art
501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432
In Mizner Park
Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Holidays Closed
Telephone: (561) 392-2500
For more details, visit www.bocamuseum.com
For Jenifer Vogt's review of the exhibition, please click here.
Above text courtesy the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Image: Mary Cassatt, Under The Horse-Chestnut Tree (cat. 162.b) (Detail), 1896-1897, Aquatint and drypoint on paper, 16 x 11 3/8 inches
