Why it matters
A little girl sits in a blue armchair. Edgar Degas, who invited Cassatt to join the Impressionists, made some changes to the painting.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1878.
- It was rejected for the American pavilion of the 1878 World's Fair, to Cassatt's intense annoyance.
- It was probably shown at the 1879 Impressionist exhibition.
Based on the Wikipedia article Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (CC BY-SA 4.0).
