Mary Cassatt’s Lydia in a Loge, Wearing a Pearl Necklace is an 1879 painting that has become one of her most famous works. The painting captures the scene of Cassatt’s sister sitting in a private loge at the prestigious Paris Opera House.
Today, established as part of art history’s canon of great works, Lydia in a Loge can be found exhibited at Philadelphia Museum of Art since its acquisition by said institution back in 1978. This masterpiece showcases Mary Cassatt’s talent for conveying facial expression using vivid colors giving viewers insight not only into life at the turn of the century but also how women were portrayed throughout art history.
