Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery

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In Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, Degas gives a museum visit an informal rhythm. Cassatt stands at the right with one hand at her hip, while her sister Lydia sits farther left. Shelves and a display case suggest the objects around them without making a complete inventory of the room. Their contrasting poses connect the act of looking at art with the ordinary movements and pauses of visitors.

The print dates from 1879–80 and combines soft-ground etching, aquatint, etching, and drypoint. It belongs to the experiments surrounding the projected Impressionist print journal Le Jour et La Nuit. The Met’s impression is the third of nine states, showing a design that Degas repeatedly reconsidered. Different kinds of line and tone let the gallery emerge unevenly, while the two visitors keep the image grounded in a recognizably modern encounter.