"Well art history was my favorite class at Williams. And I love the idea of two paintings for your 60th birthday. My eyes were opened to the fact that the art world was primarily male by Mary Cassatt. At the time I had no clue about parenting, motherhood or tubby time as we called it. Now I get it. And this sweet pairing says a lot.
I also liked Henry Toulos Latrec (sp). Because he showed the less sophisticated side of life and put himself in the painting. They always seemed a little pre Instagram snapshots to me at the time.
Bonus painting [The Gare St. Lazare, Claude Monet, 1877] since railroad and culture was such a huge part of the art worlds story during Impressionism. And you’re in the railroad business it makes sense to give you one of how city and nature come together. Not always pretty but very necessary." Cathy Paper
https://www.marycassatt.org/The-Childs-Bath-1893.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Child%27s_Bath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_the_Moulin_Rouge
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-gare-saint-lazare-arrival-of-a-train/gQHVYlLzUjpD7w?hl=en
