Mary Cassatt Early Childhood Analysis

Mother and Child sculpture was made between the 15th and 20th century. The culture of this piece of art that is made out of wood represents Bamana people. This wooden sculpture of a mother and a child on her lap represents a male companion and related attendant figures. As I look as this piece of art I see that a woman is wearing a “hat” of some sort that could represent her culture. This artist used a smooth texture on the surface of this wooden sculpture. Some parts look a little rough, but that might be due to the grain in the wood. The color of the wood comes across as a darker colored wood, more than likely stained or treated. This piece of is 48 and 5/8th inches high and 14 and 7/16th inches wide. This mother has her child on her lap
This piece of art is known to be a print, even though I first thought it was a painting. This print is similar to the wooden sculpture above because there is a woman holding a child and sitting on a chair. Although, this woman is fully clothed, while the child is not. Looks to be that this print was taken in a house, specifically in a bedroom due to a bed in the background. This artist used a smooth texture on the surface of the print, just like most prints are. It is stated that this print is a dry point, aquatint, and soft-ground etching, and printed in color from three different plates. The colors are very bright due to the orange-ish color used. This piece of art is 14 and 3/8ths by 10 and 9/16th of an in.
This woman has her child on her lap and is holding her with two hands, one by the neck and another under the butt. It seems like the women might be rocking the child to calm him or her. This piece of art is also very detailed but does not show much of a cultural figured. There isn’t much detail on the child, besides the hair because his or her does not have any clothes on. The area of focus includes a bench that the women is sitting on and the black hair the women has. There no clothes provided on the child, so that was also an area of focus. I cannot tell from just looking at the print if the women is the mother or a nanny or what title she
This print is similar to the wooden sculpture and the print above because there is a mother holding a child and sitting on a chair. Although, this women and the child are both is fully clothed. Looks to be that this painting was done a house due to a bed in the background. As I look as this piece of art I see that the mother is wearing a dress that represents her culture in Paris, France. This artist used a smooth texture on the surface this painting, just like most paintings are. You can tell, due to all the colors and all the detail that this painting took a lot of time to do. This painting is mainly made up of cooler colors, besides the orange dress. This piece of art has a height of 1.1 years and a width of 0.9 years. This women has her child on her lap and is holding her with two hands right under the arm. Unlike the other two piece of art, this painting is a self-portrait and the mother is smiling. Due to this painting probably taking a while to paint, the mother might have rocked the child to calm her and have her sit still. This piece of art is also very detailed and shows a lot of cultural figured on the mom. There isn’t much detail on the child because of her age. The child does have a dress on, but it is hard to tell what it looks like. There is a lot going on in the painting and I don’t think there is just one focus point. However, as I first looked at this picture