Who painted The Boating Party?

• A. Degas
• B. Mary Cassatt
• C. Renoir
• D. Monet

Answer: (B)

Recognizing the artist from the painting’s subject and style helps you connect it to Mary Cassatt. She specialized in intimate scenes of mothers and children, often set in quiet domestic or gentle outdoor moments, rendered with a bright, airy Impressionist touch and clear outlines that sometimes echo Japanese print design. The Boating Party fits this pattern by presenting a tender scene involving a woman and a child in a boat. This combination of subject matter and stylistic approach is why Cassatt is the best match. Degas is known for dancers and Paris street scenes, Renoir for lively social gatherings and portraits, and Monet for landscapes and light studies; their works tend to emphasize different subjects and sensibilities, so they don’t fit this particular painting as closely.