Summertime
- Artist
- Mary Cassatt
- Date
- 1894
- Style
- Impressionism
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The painting titled 'Summertime' is a testament to the mastery of Mary Stevenson Cassatt, a distinguished American painter and printmaker. Painted using Oil on Canvas, the work is deeply rooted in the style of Impressionism, a movement Cassatt became part of during her time in France. The painting embodies Cassatt's frequently explored theme of women's social and intimate lives, with a focus on the special connection between mothers and their children. It's an excellent example of Genre painting, depicting everyday life in a way that both evokes emotion and narrates a familiar tale.
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