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Source Description
In this pastel, Cassatt portrays the 12-year-old son of her friend and art consultant Dikran Kelekian. From 1866 to 1870, Cassatt studied in Paris with such masters as Jean-Léon Gérôme and Thomas Couture, but, becoming aware of the works of Gustave Courbet and Edgar Degas, she broke with the academic traditions. In 1879, when she had developed a fully impressionistic style, Degas invited her to participate in the 4th impressionist exhibition. At that time, she also began to produce major works in pastel, drawing with remarkably vigorous and intense strokes.
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Document identity
localId
16554
label
Charles Dikran Kelekian
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
16554
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Charles Dikran Kelekian
description
In this pastel, Cassatt portrays the 12-year-old son of her friend and art consultant Dikran Kelekian. From 1866 to 1870, Cassatt studied in Paris with such masters as Jean-Léon Gérôme and Thomas Couture, but, becoming aware of the works of Gustave Courbet and Edgar Degas, she broke with the academic traditions. In 1879, when she had developed a fully impressionistic style, Degas invited her to participate in the 4th impressionist exhibition. At that time, she also began to produce major works in pastel, drawing with remarkably vigorous and intense strokes.
provenance
Beatrice A. Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
1910
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
pastels
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
65.4
height
54
dimensionsRaw
H: 25 3/4 × W: 21 1/4 in. (65.4 × 54 cm); Framed H: 31 7/8 × W: 27 9/16 × D: 3 9/16 in. (81 × 70 × 9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right
in pastel: Mary Cassatt
med
pastel on beige, moderately thick, slightly textured paper
creator_ids
3609
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
2749
3271
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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