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sole American to be welcomed into the illustrious school of nineteenth century artists known to the world as the Impressionists, but she was also the only woman to be included,
as in the nineteenth century, professional art was strictly a male province ("The simple magic" 36). When Cassatt first saw an Impressionistic work, a ballet pastel by Degas, it was
an epiphany for her and had an immediate and profound influence on her art. She later said, "I saw art as I wanted to see it, she recalled. I began
to live" (May 96). General Information This discussion will focus on Mary Cassatts "The Childs Bath." Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 66 cm and completed in 1893, it is
part of the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC). It is Impressionistic in style and draws inspiration both from the work of Cassatts mentor, Degas and the "Japanese
woodblock prints, which had become extremely popular in France at the time" (AIC). Description of the painting As was typical of Cassatts art, the scene is homey and domestic.
The vantage point of the artist is from above, which was also typical, and it shows a young mother in a dress with green and pink vertical stripes, holding a
naked toddler in her lap, as she gently washes the childs feet in a basin. Both the dark-haired child and the dark-haired mother are looking down at the childs feet.
The rug on which they sit, as well as a chest-of-drawers and a glimpse of wallpaper behind them are all highly patterned, which gives the overall image a variety of
shapes, colors and suggested textures. However, all of these colors are rather somber and dark in tone, so the gaze of the viewer is drawn immediately to the palest,
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