Simone Seated
c. 1903
Mary Cassatt captures a quiet, candid moment of a young girl named Simone in this charming sketch from around 1903. Sitting comfortably in a large armchair that seems almost too big for her, the child gazes off to the side with a look of innocent curiosity. Cassatt, an American artist who spent much of her life in France, was famous for her tender depictions of women and children, often focusing on the intimate bonds of daily life. The loose, energetic lines of this drawing give it a sense of immediacy, as if the artist quickly captured the child's fleeting expression before she could move.
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