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title: A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt
author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15896/a-woman-in-black-at-the-opera-by-cassatt/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt

_Authored by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston_

## Image File

[![A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15896.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15896.png)

## Image Caption

An 1880 oil on canvas, *A Woman in Black at the Opera*, by [Mary Cassatt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Cassatt/) (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Female impressionists like Cassatt had a different choice of subject than their male counterparts, often focussing on feminine activities and personalities. Here the interest of the lady viewer is keenly expressed, but also note the highly impressionistic rendering of the figures behind her. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Boston, M. o. F. A. (2022, May 18). A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15896/a-woman-in-black-at-the-opera-by-cassatt/>
### Chicago
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts,. "A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15896/a-woman-in-black-at-the-opera-by-cassatt/>.
### MLA
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts,. "A Woman in Black at the Opera by Cassatt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15896/a-woman-in-black-at-the-opera-by-cassatt/>.

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