Berthe Morisot, one of the most well-known female Impressionists, committed herself to depict everyday life.
- "Her painting has all the frankness of improvisation; it genuinely is the impression caught by a sincere eye and properly represented by a hand that does not deceive," one critic said at the time.
- Morisot established herself as the only woman to exhibit in the inaugural Impressionist exhibition and proceeded to exhibit in seven of the eight Impressionist shows that followed.
- Morisot, who married Manet's brother and was good friends with Renoir, became one of the most prolific members of the Impressionist circle.
- Her passion for painting outside persisted throughout her career, and her favourite model was her daughter Julie.
Mary Cassatt, who was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1844, is the sole American member of the Impressionist group.
- She relocated permanently to Paris in 1875 after studying painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and around Europe, where she made good friends with Degas and showed in four Impressionist exhibits.
- Cassatt shunned the thought of marrying and having children in favour of pursuing a lucrative and successful career painting women as "subjects, not objects."
- Her art, most known for images of mothers and children, began with an intimate realm of social interactions and eventually evolved into personal ties between adults and children.
- Women Impressionists includes over 35 pieces by Cassatt.
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