The Loge
1878 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This Impressionist oil painting depicts two women seated in a theater box, one holding a fan and the other a bouquet of flowers. The work highlights Cassatt's interest in the theater as a social space for women in late 19th-century Paris.
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Mary Cassatt was one of the few American women to become a prominent member of the Impressionist movement in Paris. This painting captures the 'see and be seen' culture of the Parisian opera, emphasizing the restricted but observational life of women in high society during the era.
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The Loge
Mary Cassatt, 1878
