Who was Mrs. Robert Simpson Cassatt?

Katherine Kelso Johnston Cassatt (1816-1895) was Mary Cassatt's mother. She supported her daughter's art career and moved to Paris with the family.

Where is this painting now?

The work held in a private collection. Cassatt painted her mother several times throughout her career.

What art movement was Mary Cassatt part of?

Cassatt was an American Impressionist and the only American to exhibit with the French Impressionists in Paris. Edgar Degas was a close colleague.

Where Is Mrs. Robert Simpson Cassatt? Museum Location

American painter Mary Cassatt painted this portrait of her mother, Katherine Kelso Johnston Cassatt, in 1889. The American Impressionist was known for intimate depictions of women and family members, and her mother was a frequent subject.

Katherine Cassatt (1816-1895) was the matriarch of a prominent Philadelphia family. She supported her daughter's unconventional choice to become an artist and moved to Paris with the family, where Mary built her career among the French Impressionists. Edgar Degas became a close colleague and admirer of Cassatt's work.

Cassatt was the only American artist to exhibit with the Impressionists in Paris. Her portraits of mothers and children became her signature subject, though she never married or had children herself. This painting is currently in a private collection, one of several portraits she made of her mother over the years.