Orsay show · 6 Oct 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Mary Cassatt. Being Independent
1873–1891
Eighty-one Cassatts at Orsay, independence as a principle. Eight works actually on the walls — garden, tea, theatre, Lydia, childhood, carriage, print — from the official list.
Echoing the Orsay exhibition · Independent project
On the occasion of 'Mary Cassatt. Being Independent' at Orsay, this selection presents eight works in total independence, each verified against the press kit's official visuals list, from open-access scans cleared for commercial use.
The works
Eight works to explore
From the garden to the carriage, via tea, the loge, Lydia and the radical print.
WORK 01
Girl in the Garden
Sewing outdoors, free: independence in the garden. A young woman sews in a garden, between 1880 and 1882 (92.5 × 65...
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WORK 02
The Tea
The tea ritual, unposed: two women, a modern world. Two women around a tea table, c.1880 (64.8 × 92.1 cm, MFA Boston...
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WORK 03
In the Loge
At the theatre, watching and being watched. A woman in a loge, 1878 (81.3 × 66.1 cm, MFA Boston, Hayden 10.35). From...
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WORK 04
Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt
Lydia, sister and model: autumn in russet. Lydia Cassatt, the artist's sister, in 1880 (92.5 × 65.5 cm, Petit Palais...
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WORK 05
Little Girl in a Blue Armchair
Childhood unsweetened: an armchair, a dog, a gaze. A little girl sprawled in a huge blue armchair, 1878 (89.5 × 129.8...
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WORK 06
Young Girl at a Window
On modernity's balcony: a girl, a city. A young girl leaning on a balcony, c.1883–1884 (100.3 × 64.7 cm, NGA...
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WORK 07
A Woman and a Girl Driving
Holding the reins: a woman and a girl drive. A woman and a girl driving a carriage, 1881 (88.8 × 129.8 cm...
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WORK 08
Woman Bathing (La Toilette)
Japonisme in drypoint: the most radical. A woman at her basin, 1890–1891 (Breeskin 148, 4th state, 35.9 × 26.3 cm...
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