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| Keywords: Mary Cassatt - Charles Dikran Kelekian - Walters 372656.jpg 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 1910 pastel on beige moderately thick slightly textured paper cm 65 4 54 accession number 37 2656 16554 Beatrice A Kelekian date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1992 by bequest Bequest of Beatrice A Kelekian in memory of Mr and Mrs Charles Dikran Kelekian 1992 Signature Lower right in pastel Mary Cassatt The Essence of Line Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 place of origin France PD-old-auto-1923 1926 The Essence of Line Pastels of children by Mary Cassatt Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Armenians in art | ||||
