Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’keeffe
Painting is a way of using art in order to manifest expressions with colors and figures. Every painter adopts a different way of painting. Mary Cassatt and Georgia O’Keeffe are two women American painters whose work are very different. The most notable differences between them are their style, subject matter and influences.
Mary Cassatt’s earlier style was characterized for colorful scenes from contemporary life. After being influences by the impressionists she developed a distinctive style that combined a light, bright, palette with strong contours and confident volumes. In 1882 influences by two Japanese woodcuts she began to emphasize informal natural gestures and positions. She was attracted to the simplicity and clarity of Japanese skillful use of blocks of color, e.g. “The bath”
On the other hand Georgia O’Keeffe dominated the art of the 20 century in America with her abstract style. She had a cubist realist style also called precisionism. O’Keeffe’s style of painting was first and foremost her own personal vision. Her paintings were peaceful and captured the beauty of nature. She made her paintings bright and colorful.
Mary Cassatt’s subject is a complicated and elusive one. Cassatt’s initial subjects were groups of women drinking tea or outgoings with friends, e.g. “Lady at the tea table.” In 1882 her style took a new turn. Mothers and children in intimate relationships and domestic settings became her chose theme. She used members of her family as subjects, e.g. “Breakfast in bed” and “The bath.” Mary Cassatt specially liked children. She painted her nieces and nephews and the offspring of friends. “Portrait of a little girl” reflected the current view of children as pure and unfettered beings. She often created images of the social and private lives of women with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children, e.g. “Materneté” 1890 – a mother feeding her child.
Georgia O’Keeffe subject matter focuses on nature. She has many
Mary Cassatt’s earlier style was characterized for colorful scenes from contemporary life. After being influences by the impressionists she developed a distinctive style that combined a light, bright, palette with strong contours and confident volumes. In 1882 influences by two Japanese woodcuts she began to emphasize informal natural gestures and positions. She was attracted to the simplicity and clarity of Japanese skillful use of blocks of color, e.g. “The bath”
On the other hand Georgia O’Keeffe dominated the art of the 20 century in America with her abstract style. She had a cubist realist style also called precisionism. O’Keeffe’s style of painting was first and foremost her own personal vision. Her paintings were peaceful and captured the beauty of nature. She made her paintings bright and colorful.
Mary Cassatt’s subject is a complicated and elusive one. Cassatt’s initial subjects were groups of women drinking tea or outgoings with friends, e.g. “Lady at the tea table.” In 1882 her style took a new turn. Mothers and children in intimate relationships and domestic settings became her chose theme. She used members of her family as subjects, e.g. “Breakfast in bed” and “The bath.” Mary Cassatt specially liked children. She painted her nieces and nephews and the offspring of friends. “Portrait of a little girl” reflected the current view of children as pure and unfettered beings. She often created images of the social and private lives of women with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children, e.g. “Materneté” 1890 – a mother feeding her child.
Georgia O’Keeffe subject matter focuses on nature. She has many