After the Bullfight
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)1873
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
Mary Cassatt chose a quintessentially Spanish subject, executing this composition of a bullfighter, or torero, in full regalia during an extended stay in Seville. Having trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Cassatt ventured to Spain to study the country’s Renaissance and Baroque works and to follow the path of French avant-garde artists like Édouard Manet. Depicting the performer at a relaxed moment, far removed from the spectacle and violence of the ring, Cassatt omitted narrative detail. Instead, with a modernist sensibility, she focused on the male figure in a casual pose, employing vigorous brushwork and rich pigment to describe the bullfighter’s costume and suggest his characteristic bravado.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 82.5 × 64 cm (32 1/8 × 25 3/16 in.)
Museum record · 7 owners · 8 exhibitions
Provenance
- The artist, 1873.
- H. Teubner, Philadelphia, by 1878.
- John Ruderman, Montclair, NJ, dates unknown.
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Padawar, NY, until c. 1957.
- John Cunningham, New York, by September 1959.
- Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, September 1959.
- Mrs. Sterling Morton (1890-1969), Chicago, October 26, 1959; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1969.
Exhibitions
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 49th Annual Exhibition, Apr. 22–June 2, 1878, as Spanish Matador.
- New York, Waldorf–Astoria Hotel, Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, Sixty–Eight Great Paintings, Jan. 17, 1957, no cat. Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures of Chicago Collectors, Apr. 15–May 7, 1961.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Miss Mary Cassatt, July 1–Sept. 5, 1966, no cat, as Toreador.
- Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, Mary Cassatt 1844–1926, Sept. 27–Nov. 7, 1970, as Toreador, ill. Art Institute of Chicago, Art at The Time of the Centennial, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no cat., as Torero.
- Albi, France, Musee Toulouse–Lautrec, Tresors Impressionistes du Musee de Chicago, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980.
- Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, A Selection of Six: American Paintings from the Clark Collection, Nov. 17, 1990–Jan. 12, 1991.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman, Oct. 10, 1998–Jan. 10, 1999; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, and Washington, DC, National Gallery.
- Norfolk, VA, Chrysler Museum of Art, Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820–1920, Feb. 12–May 16, 2021; Milwaukee Art Museum, June 11–Oct. 3, 2021.
