Portrait of the Artist (Mary Cassatt)

Portrait of the Artist
ArtistMary Cassatt
Year1878
Mediumgouache on paper
Dimensions60 cm × 41.1 cm (24 in × 16.2 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of the Artist is an 1878 self-portrait painting by Mary Cassatt. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.[1]

Early history and creation

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, her painting is a "watercolour, gouache on wove paper laid down to buff-colored wood-pulp paper". It is now in the public domain.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Portrait of the Artist". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. ^ Henkes, Robert (1997-01-01). Portraits of Famous American Women: An Analysis of Various Artists' Renderings of 13 Admired Figures. McFarland. ISBN 9780786403264 – via Google Books.