The Boating Party – Mary Cassatt (c. 1893-94) – Impressionist Canvas Print

The Boating Party depicts a woman and infant accompanied by a man in a small boat on a bright summer day. Cassatt places the figures against an expansive expanse of blue water, with the vivid yellow-green boat creating a striking contrast. The intimate family scene is balanced by the sweeping landscape, giving the painting both a sense of closeness and open-air freedom.

The composition is especially bold, with the boat’s curved hull and oars creating strong diagonal lines across the image. Brilliant blues dominate the water and clothing, while touches of pink, yellow, and green enliven the scene. Cassatt’s broad, energetic brushwork and flattened perspective show the influence of Japanese prints and demonstrate her increasingly independent approach to Impressionism.

Painted around 1893-94, The Boating Party is one of Cassatt’s most ambitious works and reflects her fascination with modern leisure and family life. Its unusual viewpoint, simplified forms, and vivid colors give the familiar subject of a day on the water a distinctly modern character, while the close relationship between the woman and child remains at the emotional center of the composition.

 

🖨️ Print features:

– Sustainable canvas stretched on radial pine frame

– Unique canvas coating for top-notch image quality

– Soft rubber dots on bottom back corners for support

– Safe latex inks for non-toxic printing

– Back hanging included

– Inner frame made with radiata pine sourced from renewable forests

– Please note: Due to the production process of the canvases, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/8″ (3.2mm)

– Care instructions: If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

 

🚚 Fulfillment, Shipping, and Return Policy:

– Printed and shipped from the U.S.

– As our items are unique and made to order, we can only accept a return or exchange in the event that an item arrives damaged or misprinted. We cannot accept returns if you order the wrong size or change your mind. Any return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order.

 

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