I’m the author of The Cassatt Sisters: A Novel of Love and Art (October 2025). Escape into Art is a place you’ll find paintings and miscellanea about American Impressionist Mary Cassatt and her circle of artist friends, along with delicious bites from Paris during La Belle Époque, the Beautiful Age.

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The Cassatt Sisters spans nine years, between 1877 and 1886, close to the beginning of the time known as La Belle Époque or “The Beautiful Age.” I thought it might be fun to capture some ...