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Maud Hunt SQUIRE

Maud Hunt Squire (1873-1954) as well as her life partner Ethel Mars (1876-1959) should be regarded as two of the most accomplished women printmakers in the early part of the 20th century. Thanks to Mary Ryan Gallery, which published a catalog dedicated to their prints in 2000, briefly both artists were gaining the recognition they were belatedly due. Both artists seem to be living in the shadow of Mary Cassatt, who was in a league of her own as an Impressionist and as a color printmaking innovator. Yet they both deserve far more credit than they are given today. Not only did they make their way into the world as artists without major financial help. They did so having to overcome the prejudice of their openly secret partnership. Maud Squire's work is dominated by subjects along the shores of France, and on occasion of New England. Brittany is a frequent location depicted in her work, and women and children, in typical dress inhabit tightly composed and somewhat whimsical prints and drawings. Modern life, in Paris and other locales also is often a part of her work, in which women tend to take lead roles. Her intaglio skills are flawless, with very fine grains of aquatint adding subtle colors to delicate drypoint outlines.