Lydia and Her Mother at Tea

c. 1880
(American, 1844–1926)
Sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Platemark: 18 x 28 cm (7 1/16 x 11 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Breeskin 69
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: not on view

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A unique impression between the fourth and fifth states, Cassatt added texture and tone to the composition so that the figures and objects in the room become flat shapes defined by bold contrasts of light and shadow. Lydia’s elegant, pale hands raising a porcelain cup to her lips are brilliantly highlighted against the inky black of her dress.
Lydia and Her Mother at Tea

Lydia and Her Mother at Tea

c. 1880

Mary Cassatt

(American, 1844–1926)
America, 19th century

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