Physical Qualities
Color drypoint and aquatint, Sheet: 422 x 470 mm. (16 5/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
Plate: 327 x 430 mm. (12 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with Funds from the State of Maryland. Funds from Laurence and Stella Bendann, and Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.14786
Best known for her images of women and children in interior
settings, Pennsylvania-born artist Mary Cassatt spent
much of her life working in Paris. In 1894, Cassatt purchased
a country home roughly 50 miles northwest of Paris. Her
growing interest in nature and the environment led her to
begin depicting women and children in outdoor settings, as
in this print. An abandoned mill building on the property
became her printmaking studio, where she experimented
with a variety of printmaking techniques, often reworking
her printing plates and exploring innovative ways to print
in color. The inscription below the image is a personal
dedication from Cassatt to her friend George A. Lucas, who
collected many of her prints.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Wildenstein Gallery, New York City, NY, Oct. 1947 - Jan. 1948.
The Museum of Graphic Art, New York, "The Graphic Art of Mary Cassatt," traveled to Christian Rohlfing, The Cooper Union Museum, New York, Oct. 3 - Nov. 4, 1967; circulated to Smithsonian Institution, early Jan. - Feb. 25, 1968; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Apr. 18 - May 12,1968; The Detroit Institute of Arts, July 16 - Aug. 18, 1968.
Maryland Arts Council, Sept. 17, 1969 - June 19, 1970.
Eugene Leake, Maryland Institute College of Art, St. Timothy's School, Stevenson, MD, Oct. 23 - Nov. 9, 1972.
Robert Flynn Johnson, BMA, "American Prints 1870-1950, 4 April - 2 June 1974, cat 17.
Michael Milkovich, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, "Mary Cassatt and the American Impressionists," July 4 - Aug. 8, 1976.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17-May 30, 1993.
Susan Dackerman, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-October 13, 2003.
Joanna Karlgaard and Robin Owen Joyce, BMA, "Deconstructing Nature: Environmental Transformation in the Lucas Collection," August 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026.
The Museum of Graphic Art, New York, "The Graphic Art of Mary Cassatt," traveled to Christian Rohlfing, The Cooper Union Museum, New York, Oct. 3 - Nov. 4, 1967; circulated to Smithsonian Institution, early Jan. - Feb. 25, 1968; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Apr. 18 - May 12,1968; The Detroit Institute of Arts, July 16 - Aug. 18, 1968.
Maryland Arts Council, Sept. 17, 1969 - June 19, 1970.
Eugene Leake, Maryland Institute College of Art, St. Timothy's School, Stevenson, MD, Oct. 23 - Nov. 9, 1972.
Robert Flynn Johnson, BMA, "American Prints 1870-1950, 4 April - 2 June 1974, cat 17.
Michael Milkovich, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, "Mary Cassatt and the American Impressionists," July 4 - Aug. 8, 1976.
The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, "A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, Art Agent 1860-1909," Jan. 28 - Mar. 11, 1979.
Jay Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17-May 30, 1993.
Susan Dackerman, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Whistler & Cassatt: Americans Abroad," June 11-October 13, 2003.
Joanna Karlgaard and Robin Owen Joyce, BMA, "Deconstructing Nature: Environmental Transformation in the Lucas Collection," August 27, 2025 - January 11, 2026.
Signed: 3
Inscribed: Signed and inscribed in pencil: lower right, in image "Mary Cassatt"; lower right "To Mr. Lucas with sincerest regards."
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
