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In the Omnibus

In the Omnibus

1890–91
(American, 1844–1926)
America, 19th century
color drypoint and aquatint
Platemark: 36.6 x 26.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Bequest of Charles T. Brooks 1941.71
Catalogue raisonné: Mathews & Shapiro 7, Breeskin 145
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • ?-1941
    Charles T. Brooks, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1941-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lees, Sarah and Richard R. Brettell. Innovative Impressions: Prints by Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro. Exh. Cat. Tulsa, OK: Philbrook Museum of Art, 2018 Mentioned: p. 75; Reproduced: p. 76, fig. 85
    Dunn, Ashley. "Notes: Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro." Print Quarterly 36, no. 4 (December 2019): 452-454. Reproduced: p. 454
  • Innovative Impressions: Cassatt, Degas, and Pissarro as Painter-Printmakers. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK (organizer) (June 9-September 9, 2018).
    Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Paris. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).
    Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).
    Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
    Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
    The Impressionist Aesthetic. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-October 31, 1982).
    Japonisme: Japanese Influence on French Art, 1854 - 1910. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 9-August 31, 1975); Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ (October 4-November 16, 1975); Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD (December 10, 1975-January 26, 1976).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
  • {{cite web|title=In the Omnibus|url=false|author=Mary Cassatt|year=1890–91|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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