“..Mary Cassatt, sister of Mr. Cassatt, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who has been studying painting in France and owns the smallest Pekingese dog in the world.”
“I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.”
Mary Cassatt
“O how wild I am to get to work, my fingers farely itch & my eyes water to see a fine picture again.”
Mary Cassatt
“I have given up my studio & torn up my father's portrait, & have not touched a brush for six weeks nor ever will again until I see some prospect of getting back to Europe. I am very anxious to go out ...”
Mary Cassatt
“..we [the Impressionists ] are carrying on a despairing fight & need all our forces.”
Mary Cassatt
“..crushed by the strength of this Art [the old Egyptian art].. .I fought against it but it conquered, it is surely the greatest Art the past has left us.. ..how are my feeble hands to ever paint the e...”
Mary Cassatt