The expatriate Impressionist's subject was never mas simple as mothers and children; she herself never had kids.

We examine 14 key artworks that reflect the diverse facets of Cassatt's career, as well as the privileges and constraints of female artists in a male-dominated 19th-century art world.

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Women were at the center of the major movement—even if their contributions have gone under-recognized.

Mary Cassatt has long been considered a pupil of Degas. But an upcoming exhibition at the National Gallery of Art shows that creative influence went both ways

As the morphine craze gripped Paris, a new archetype of angry, scary women emerged in French prints. Collectors loved them

Where to find the major retrospectives, provocative theme shows, and dazzling art-selfie destinations of the spring 2014 season