The Child's Bath
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The Child's Bath is an 1893 oil painting
by American artist Mary Cassatt
. The subject matter and the overhead perspective were inspired by Japanese woodblock
s. It shows dignity in motherhood and has a style similar to that of Degas.
The Art Institute of Chicago
acquired the piece in 1910. It has since become one of the most popular pieces in the museum.
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
by American artist Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists...
. The subject matter and the overhead perspective were inspired by Japanese woodblock
Woodcut
Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges...
s. It shows dignity in motherhood and has a style similar to that of Degas.
The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
acquired the piece in 1910. It has since become one of the most popular pieces in the museum.