The Facts
On August 27, 2026, Getty Publications announced the forthcoming book 'Cassatt Reconsidered' by Mary G. Morton, which challenges over a century of misconceptions about Impressionist artist Mary Cassatt. Morton argues that Cassatt was not merely a painter of mothers and children but a daring, intellectually ambitious modernist. The book, priced at $35/£30, will be released, during the centennial year of Cassatt's death. It traces how dealer Paul Durand-Ruel and subsequent institutional narratives narrowed public understanding of Cassatt's work through gender bias. The publication coincides with major exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, London's National Portrait Gallery, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Signal
For collectors and curators, 'Cassatt Reconsidered' represents a significant institutional reassessment of a female artist long marginalized by art history. Morton, a curator at the National Gallery of Art and former Getty curator, leverages decades of scholarship to reframe Cassatt as a formal innovator rather than a sentimental domestic painter. The book's release alongside a wave of international exhibitions signals a broader market and scholarly shift toward recovering the radical edges of Impressionist women, potentially influencing how Cassatt's works are valued and displayed in museums and galleries.
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- Artists: Mary Cassatt
- People: Mary G. Morton, Lauren Elkin
- Museums: National Gallery of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay, National Portrait Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Locations: Washington, D.C., Chicago, Paris, London, New York
- Prices: $35, £30
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