The Boating Party

The Boating Party
ArtistMary Cassatt
Year1893 (1893)
Mediumoil on canvas
MovementPost Impressionism
Dimensions90 cm × 117.3 cm (46 3/16 in × 35 7/16 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession1963.10.94
Websitewww.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.46569.html

The Boating Party is an oil painting by American artist Mary Cassatt created in 1893. It is also known under the titles La partie en bateau; La barque; Les canotiers; and En canot.[1] Measuring nearly three by four feet, it is Cassatt’s largest and most ambitious painting.[1][2] It has been in the Chester Dale Collection of the National Gallery of Art since 1963.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Breeskin, Adelyn (1970). "Mary Cassatt 1844-1926" (PDF). National Gallery of Art-Washington.
  2. ^ Mathews, Nancy Mowll (1998). Mary Cassatt: A life. New Haven: Yale University Press.
  3. ^ "MARY CASSATT [1844 –1926] : The Boating Party, 1893/1894" (PDF). Picturingamerica.neh.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ Mary Cassatt. "The Boating Party". Nga.gov. Retrieved 13 December 2017.