Fenimore Art Museum

May 24 – September 1, 2025

Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, two artists thrust together due to their involvement in the Impressionist circle, have always served as an interesting comparison for art historians. Morisot proved to the Parisian art scene a woman could have both a family and a successful career while Cassatt held the belief a woman only needed her independence to be fulfilled. This exhibition showcases these two strong women artists as allies, working off one another and growing, improving their artistic output through their longstanding friendship documented in correspondences. Focusing in on the late 1800s, the paintings and works on paper presented will provide context to examine their friendship, from its rocky beginnings in the 1870s to the period in which the two were at their closest in the 1890s. Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism highlights the influence these two artists had on one another and their overarching impact on the Impressionist movement.