Who Is An Example Of Japonisme In Mary Cassatt's Work

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Woman Bathing by Mary Cassatt was created during the years of 1890 and 1891. This piece is an example of a color aquatint. Its dimensions are 364 x 269 mm. I consider this piece to be an example of Japonisme because of the main focus in the artwork, a woman. Japonisme was known to contain images of women. The artwork was meant to portray beautiful women. Japonisme was also known to use different angles in order to form their pieces. Cassatt depicts the different angles by changing the shape of the cabinet as the painting nears the bottom. She also uses the pitcher as a vantage point. This pitcher appears in many of Cassatt’s works. This paint was created in the late nineteenth century. During this time, the depictions of nude women were becoming