This is another post in my series about the Charlotte Mason’s picture study technique for homeschool art appreciation. So far, I have been creating resources focused on American art. Please see my other Charlotte Mason picture study resources for John Singleton Copley, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Thomas Cole.
Today’s resource is about Mary Cassatt, an American Impressionist painter who focuses primarily on themes of mother and child.
The following links will help you discuss these works with your children. These works are specifically chosen for the Charlotte Mason Picture Study technique described in the first link.
- Charlotte Mason’s Picture Study: “Art Study the Easy Way”
- How to do Charlotte Mason Picture Study
- How to Look at Art with Children
- Free Art Appreciation Printable Worksheet Bundle
Free Worksheets!
Art Appreciation Worksheets
In this free bundle of art worksheets, you receive six ready-to-use art worksheets with looking activities designed to work with almost any work of art.
Artist: Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
“An American painter and printmaker, Mary Cassatt was an Impressionist painter, who depicted the lives of women, especially the special bond between mother and child. She began studying art seriously at the age of 15, at a time when only around twenty percent of all arts students were female. Unlike many of the other female students, she was determined to make art her career, rather than just a social skill. She was disappointed at her art education in the United States, and moved to Paris to study art under private tutors in Paris. ” — Wikiart
Visit biography.org and metmuseum.org for more biographical information.
Works included in this Resource:
- Young Mother Sewing, 1900
- Tea, 1880
- Summertime, c. 1894
- The Child’s Bath (The Bath), 1893
- Under the Horse Chestnut Tree, 1898
- ReineLefebre and Margot before a Window, c.1902
Which one is your favorite painting by this artist? Why? What artist would you like me to cover in future posts?
Grazie per la tua condivisione, marzo sarà il mese dedicato a Mary Cassat, quindi il tuo materiale ci sarà utilissimo 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 I took Italian in college, so I was to read this! 🙂
Thank you so much for these beautiful printable pictures! I have been homeschooling my kids and wanting a cost-effective, easily accessible, picture library of the most popular works of the great artists. Your website and pdf files are perfect! Thank you so much for generously sharing your time and talents with the rest of us!
You’re welcome! You may also want to check out Enrichment Studies. I haven’t made a new one of these in a while, but Erica at Enrichment Studies has a lot of these, and she has free ones each month!
I am so glad I found your site and your work is fantastic. Thank you so much!
This month we will study Mary Cassatt and the printouts are super, I can’t wait to see the other resources you have.
Thank you! 🙂