In the Omnibus

1890–91
(American, 1844–1926)
Platemark: 36.6 x 26.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Catalogue raisonné: Mathews & Shapiro 7, Breeskin 145
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location: On view at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, May 18, 2024 - Sep 8, 2024

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The artist Camille Pissarro described the series of prints to which this work belongs as "admirable, as beautiful as Japanese work," praising Cassatt's translation of Ukiyo-e woodblocks.

Description

This print belongs to a series of color etchings created by Mary Cassatt between 1890 and 1891. Each was influenced by the artist's study of Japanese woodblock prints, especially in their use of flat planes of color and domestic subject matter. In the scene depicted here, a middle-class woman accompanies her nursemaid and child on errands throughout Paris. The group rides in an omnibus, a form of public transportation where different genders and classes could intermingle. While the nanny's attention stays focused on her young charge, the female subject appears distracted, gazing toward the world beyond.
In the Omnibus

In the Omnibus

1890–91

Mary Cassatt

(American, 1844–1926)
America, 19th century

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