Mary Cassatt was an American impressionist painter who depicted the lives of women; chiefly the intimate bond between mother and child. Her works are painted with quick brushstrokes in a pastel palette. Invited in 1877 by her friend and mentor Edgar Degas; Cassatt was one of three womenmdash;and the only Americanmdash;to join a group of artists later known as the Impressionists; which included Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro. Influenced by the Japanese prints she collected; Cassatt developed a refined drawing style that blended European and Asian effects; increasingly creating figural compositions; like The Letter (1890); with flattened forms and harmonious color combinations.
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