A World Of Art

Ralph Antinori

Art and Visual Culture

Assignment 3: Mother and Child

6/19/08

Mary Cassatt Henry Moore. Mother and Child, 1931

American, 1844 - 1926

Mother and Child, c. 1905

The first piece is by Mary Cassatt whom is known for her many paintings of different mother and child works of art. When Cassatt painted Mother and Child she was at the height of her artistic success. She drew on her many years of experience, working with ease and assurance. The cultural purpose seem to be that of maybe a Christian or Catholic family set possibly on a county region somewhere. I get that from the use of color and the sunflower in the blouse of the woman as well as the cultural aspect by the race and dress of the woman. The Moore sculpture is a work of modern British Art. This was created in 1931 using the finest marble, verde di prato. At just 8 Ð'Ñ* inches in height, it is a work whose small size is in inverse proportion to its extraordinary presence as a work of art. The sculpture looks like it is a cultural background is that of some tribal region.

In Mary Cassett’s painting she creates complex, impressionistic lighting effects, a floor mirror reflects the scene in a hazy, indistinct manner. She captured the varying effects of light: pure strokes of green and gold suggest the sun flooding the artist's studio on a summer day, and glistening touches of pale yellow highlight hair, dress, and furniture. Moore was a sculptor with few themes, but a multitude of resonance. The motif of mother and child, along with