The Cup of Tea (Mary Cassatt)

The Cup of Tea is a painting by Mary Cassatt which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]It was painted in Paris around 1880 to 1881. Cassat used her sister, Lydia as the model.[2][3]

The Cup of Tea
ArtistMary Cassatt 
Year1880s
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions92.4 cm (36.4 in) × 65.4 cm (25.7 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.22.16.17 
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 10388

Cassatt was an American artist who lived abroad in Europe for more than a decade. Like other women artists of her era, Cassat's subjects were frequently domestic scenes. These subjects were favored because women in Cassat's era were not permitted to go out alone. The Cup of Tea depicts a" social ritual for upper-middle-class women".[1] Cassatt adopted an impressionist manner.[4][5] where she used contrasting, complementary colors .[6]

References
  1. "The Cup of Tea". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. Parker, Josh (2015-02-02). Mary Cassatt: Paintings. Josh Parker. ISBN 9786050353969.
  3. Mathews, Nancy Mowll (1994). Mary Cassatt: A Life. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300164882.
  4. Weinberg, Helene Barbara (2009). American Impressionism & Realism: A Landmark Exhibition from the MET, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781876509996.
  5. Esters, Margarita (2014-09-29). Mary Cassatt: 109 Paintings. Osmora Incorporated. ISBN 9782765904410.
  6. N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York (1965). American Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870994395.



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