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 1879 Cassatt shows with the Impressionists at Degas's invitation: the theatre, place of modern seeing, becomes her observatory.

This work appears in the Musée d'Orsay exhibition 'Mary Cassatt. Being Independent' (6 October 2026 – 31 January 2027).