Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla

Mary Cassatt, Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla, 1873, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Victoria Dreyfus, 1967.40
Mary Cassatt, Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla, 1873, oil on canvas, 25 5819 34 in. (65.250.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Victoria Dreyfus, 1967.40
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Artwork Details

Title
Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla
Artist
Date
1873
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
25 5819 34 in. (65.250.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Victoria Dreyfus
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — fan
  • Dress — accessory — scarf
  • Performing arts — dance
  • Spanish
  • Dress — Spanish dress
  • Portrait female — unidentified — Ida
Object Number
1967.40

Artwork Description

Mary Cassatt spent a few months in Spain in the early 1870s. She went first to Madrid, where she copied the paintings of the Spanish masters, then established a studio in Seville. She made a series of paintings of Spanish life that emphasized the beauty and dress of the local women. This piece was exhibited at the 1874 Paris Salon under the title Ida, where it attracted the attention of French impressionist Edgar Degas. On seeing the work of Cassatt for the first time, Degas commented, “C’est vrai. Voilá quelqu’un qui sent comme moi” (It is true. There is someone who feels as I do).

Works by this artist (7 items)

Mary Cassatt, The Caress, 1902, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1911.2.1
The Caress
Date1902
oil on canvas
On view
Mary and Child
chromolithographic reproduction
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Mary Cassatt, Mother and Child, 1905, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.220
Mother and Child
Date1905
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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