Mary Cassatt, 1844 - 1926, born in Philadelphia, and studied art in the US. In 1866 she moved to Paris and spent most of her working life in Europe, associating with the artist communities there. She became good friends with Degas Most of her paintings are of women and children. She never married, eventually became blind the last few years of her life and died in 1926.
The book has 72 large plates in full color.

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