"I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his [Degas'] art. It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it."
— Edgar Degas

January 1, 1970

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Cassatt admired Degas, whose pastels had made a powerful impression on her when she encountered them in an Paris' art dealer's window in 1875. She accepted Degas' invitation later with enthusiasm, to participate in the next Impressionist show, planned for 1878