Mother and Child

The oil-on-canvas painting "Mother and Child" (The Oval Mirror) is a captivating work by AmericanImpressionist Mary Cassatt. Set against the backdrop of an oval mirror, the piece exquisitely portrays the domestic tranquility of a mother and her child, possibly informed by her sketch and study of Italian Renaissance pieces. It is a recurring theme in Cassatt's body of work and carries an inferred sense of sacred maternal iconography. Although it doesn't feature watercolors, the impressionist brush strokes in the work mirror the vibrancy and lightness often associated with this medium.