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Mixed-media print of a woman in a white dress sitting on a patterned couch holding a naked baby, with a bed in the background, and an inscription in the lower right side.

Maternal Caress

Mary Cassatt · 1890–91

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Palette

Oyster
 57% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.7:1
Apricot
 23% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.3:1
Peach
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.4:1
Tan
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1
Putty
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.1:1
Mushroom
 1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.9:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Mary Cassatt
printed with Leroy (French, active 1876-1900)
Date
1890–91
Type
Print
Medium
Color aquatint and drypoint, with softground, on ivory laid paper
Size
Image/plate: 36.8 × 26.8 cm (14 1/2 × 10 9/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 30.1 cm (17 1/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
Place
United States
Period
19th century
Themes
Mothers and children
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 80, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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The closest palettes among 5004 works, by average colour distance between the two palettes.

Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting, Xu Gu Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting Xu Gu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897 Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting, Xu Gu Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting Xu Gu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897 Workmen at Carrara, John Singer Sargent Workmen at Carrara John Singer Sargent, 1911 Drawing for "Standing Nude", Mary Cassatt Drawing for "Standing Nude" Mary Cassatt, c. 1879 Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting, Xu Gu Calligraphy Accompanying Xugu's Painting Xu Gu, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1897 The Coiffure, Mary Cassatt The Coiffure Mary Cassatt, 1890–91

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After the Bullfight, Mary Cassatt After the Bullfight Mary Cassatt, 1873 On a Balcony, Mary Cassatt On a Balcony Mary Cassatt, 1878–79 Susan in a Straw Bonnet, Mary Cassatt Susan in a Straw Bonnet Mary Cassatt, c. 1883 Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Mary Cassatt, 1878 Drawing for "Standing Nude", Mary Cassatt Drawing for "Standing Nude" Mary Cassatt, c. 1879 At the Dressing Table, Mary Cassatt At the Dressing Table Mary Cassatt, c. 1880

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