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...century, they brought into the art world a new spontaneity, luminosity and richness. Their revolutionary way of looking at landscapes, gardens and scenes of leisure had particular resonance in a distant land that, a century earlier, embraced some revolutionary French ideas about politics. "I hated conventional art," said Mary Cassatt, a leading American artist of the 19th and 20th centuries. "When I joined the Impressionists, I began to live." Cassatt was not alone. By the late 1870s Impressionism was already an established movement in France. American painters were flocking there to embrace the new style, blending European approaches and techniques...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lasting Impressions | 6/23/2002 | See Source »

...still life painting, and the exhibition successfully illustrates this breadth. The range of artists is also extraordinary, from those known for still lifes like Fantin-Latour and Cézanne, to those known for landscapes like Monet, Pissarro and Sisley, to those known for figure painting like Degas, Cassatt and Caillebotte...

Author: By Isabelle B. Bolton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First Impressions | 3/8/2002 | See Source »

Stop by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for another culturally enriching event. In between viewing exhibits on Egyptian Funerary artifacts, French photography and Mary Cassatt, catch the final Sunday "Mozart at the MFA" concert at 3 p.m. The MFA also has a gift shop and a restaurant. Call 267-9300 for exhibit and concert details. $20, $16 students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUNDAY APR 25 | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...have four days left until the Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman exhibit closes at the Museum of Fine Arts. So you better get there. 465 Huntington...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEDNESDAY MAY 5 | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

Whether or not we choose to label Mary Cassatt a "modern woman," we can certainly call her a skilled and innovative painter who produced a uniquely emotional oeuvre. Like other Impressionists, Cassatt strove to capture scenes of modern life. Yet while her male counterparts often focused on working people, cityscapes or natural panoramas, Cassatt turned her eye to the private lives of her subjects. Concentrating her view on women and children, she presented their daily activities with remarkable tenderness and grace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blurring with the Wolves | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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