Mother about to Wash her Sleepy Child
- Artist
- Mary Cassatt
- Date
- 1880
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The painting 'Mother about to Wash her Sleepy Child' is a touching example of a genre painting, beautifully capturing a tender, everyday moment between a mother and her child. The artist's skilled application of oil on canvas brings the scene to life, as does their use of the Impressionist style. The use of oil paints yields a richness of color, creating a feeling of familiarity and warmth. The painter's style suggests that the work was influenced by the art movement of Impressionism, focused on the representation of light and its changing qualities.
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