The Cup of Tea. #9
by Mary Cassatt
Title
The Cup of Tea. #9
Artist
Mary Cassatt
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Cup of Tea. Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844-1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise). Dimensions: 36 3/8 x 25 3/4 in. (92.4 x 65.4 cm). Date: ca. 1880-81.
Taking afternoon tea was a social ritual for many upper-middle-class women. Committed to portraying the ordinary events of everyday life, the artist made that ritual the subject of a series of works painted around 1880, when she had been living abroad for the better part of a decade. Her model for this canvas was her sister, Lydia, who had moved to Paris, along with their parents, in 1877 and often posed for her. Cassatt's embrace of French Impressionism is signaled by her scintillating brushwork, high-keyed palette, and emphasis on contrasting complementary colors. Cassatt showed the painting to critical acclaim in the 1881 Impressionist exhibition. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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