Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

Mary Cassatt

1878 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)
Year: 1878
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 89.5 × 129.8 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism

A small girl in a white dress and tartan sash sprawls back in a big blue armchair, one hand behind her head, while a scruffy little dog dozes in the matching chair beside her and a bright room opens out behind. Cassatt painted it in 1878, soon after Degas had invited her to join the Impressionists; the child was the daughter of friends of his, and he worked on the background himself. Cassatt submitted it to the American section of the 1878 World's Fair in Paris and was furious when the jury turned it down. Rather than a miniature adult, the girl is a person with a mood, bored or sulky or simply tired of behaving, and that candour is what makes the picture feel modern. It is thought to have been among the works she showed at the fourth Impressionist exhibition in 1879. It belongs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; 36×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Little Girl in a Blue Armchair in the public domain?

Yes. Mary Cassatt (1844–1926) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Little Girl in a Blue Armchair painted, and in what medium?

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair dates from 1878 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 89.5 × 129.8 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (Mary Cassatt) — Little Girl in a Blue Armchair · Mary Cassatt · 1878. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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