Why it matters
A mother washes her child's feet in a basin, seen from an unusual overhead angle. Cassatt's overhead viewpoint was inspired by Japanese woodcuts and by Edgar Degas.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1893.
- The Art Institute of Chicago bought it in 1910; it is now one of the museum's most popular works.
- Cholera outbreaks in 1880s France led to campaigns encouraging people to bathe regularly.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Child's Bath (CC BY-SA 4.0).
