Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual, curious and engaging. This was a major shift in the way women appeared in art.
MARY CASSATT: PAINTING THE MODERN WOMAN follows the progression of Cassatt’s work, her meticulous study of the Old Masters and traditional techniques while also exposing her frustration at not finding a style that truly expressed her desire to be modern until she discovered the Impressionists.
This film tells a riveting tale of great social and cultural change at a time when women were fighting for their rights and the language of art was being completely re-written.
Mary Cassatt and her modern women were at the heart of it all.
