Sketch of Anne and Her Nurse

Mary Stevenson Cassatt's painting, 'Sketch of Anne and Her Nurse,' is a beautiful representation of her signature style that intertwines the social and private lives of women, particularly the intimate bonds between caregivers and children. This piece is held in high esteem within the Impressionism movement, a style for which Cassatt is widely known. Created as a sketch and study, the painting depicts an absorbed nurse attending to her young charge, Anne. Cassatt chose oil as her medium, and her deliberate brushstrokes on the canvas evoke the raw emotional connection between the subjects, hallmarking her style within the Impressionist epoch.