Etude pour ‘Le Bain’ ; Deux femmes et un enfant dans une barque 1910

This 1910 watercolor sketch by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt is an *Etude* (study) for her later painting “Le Bain” (The Bath). The composition depicts two women and a child in a boat, captured in loose, expressive strokes. Cassatt, known for her depictions of mothers and children, often used a soft palette of muted colors and blurred contours to create a sense of intimacy and warmth, characteristic of Impressionism. The blurred details and loose brushwork underscore the spontaneity of this preliminary study for a larger work.