Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women
around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual, curious and
engaging, which was a major shift in the way women appeared in art.
Presenting her astonishing prints, pastels and paintings,
this film introduces us to the often-overlooked Impressionist whose own career
was as full of contradiction as the women she painted.
“Fascinating and moving” – The Guardian
She printed, sketched, and painted dozens of images of
mothers and children yet she never married or had children herself. She was a
classically trained artist but chose to join a group of Parisian radicals – the
Impressionists – a movement that transformed the language of art.
“A luminous, fascinating look at the life and times of…
Mary Cassatt”
– Sydney Arts Guide
The world’s most eminent Cassatt curators and scholars help
tell this riveting tale of great social and cultural change; a time when women
were fighting for their rights and the language of art was completely
re-written. Mary Cassatt and her modern women were at the heart of it all.
Despite being a prolific painter of women, Cassatt detested
being described as a ‘woman painter’.
She was born in America and became one of America’s most
well-known artists.
Directed by Ali Ray