Young Women Picking Fruit (1891) by Mary Cassatt

Young Women Picking Fruit - Mary Cassatt - c.1891 - c.1892

Artwork Information

TitleYoung Women Picking Fruit
ArtistMary Cassatt
Datec.1891 - c.1892
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensions132 x 91.5 cm
Art MovementImpressionism
Current LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, US
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About Young Women Picking Fruit

Mary Cassatt, an American impressionist painter and a leading figure in the French impressionist movement, often created images of the social and private lives of women. Young Women Picking Fruit is a highly detailed and realistic painting that depicts a peasant woman picking pears as another woman looks on. The painting is considered one of Cassatt’s most ambitious works and is characterized by loose painting in some areas.

It is believed that the painting was likely a preparatory work for the larger painting, Young Women Picking Fruit. Child Picking a Fruit is another piece by Cassatt that captures the relationship between mothers and children. Cassatt’s style was sometimes criticized for portraying “ugly” women in art, but her focus on the daily lives of women was groundbreaking at the time.

Additionally, Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge is another painting by Cassatt with a similar title. Mary Cassatt’s Young Women Picking Fruit explores the ordinary moments of life, highlighting the beauty of everyday scenes that were traditionally overlooked in art. Cassatt’s contributions pushed the boundaries of acceptable themes and techniques for female artists during the 19th century.

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