"M. Degas and Mlle. Cassatt are, nevertheless, the only artists who distinguish themselves.. ..and who offer some attraction and some excuse in the pretentious show of window dressing and infantile daubing."
— Mary Cassatt

January 1, 1970

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Quote from an art-review in 'Revue des Deux Mondes', Paris, 1879; quoted by McKown, Robin (1972). The World of Mary Cassatt. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. ISBN 978-0-690-90274-7, p. 73