On a Balcony

Mary Cassatt

Painted

1878–79

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Medium

Oil on canvas

A woman reading a newspaper on a garden balcony, around 1878, just after Cassatt joined the Impressionists at Degas's invitation. Green leaves and white dress dissolve in bright light. The light on leaves and dress, more than the face, gives the clues.

Object record (Art Institute of Chicago) · CC0

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