On a Balcony
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)
1878–79
On view — Gallery 273 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Shown at the 1880 Impressionist exhibition, On a Balcony depicts a woman in a private garden surrounded by flowers rendered in energetic brushstrokes of red, blue, yellow, and pink. Mary Cassatt focused on the activities of middle- and upper-class women in society—from public outings like the…
Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 85.2 × 65.5 cm (33 9/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
- Origin
- France