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Debra,
The top image seems a little too orderly to be a Cassatt. There are nice hatch marks throughout. But she had a way of accenting recess shadows or contours with sharp beautiful lines that sometimes would fly apart, especially at the hands. Sometimes it ends up being a squiggle. I think that is what the top one is missing. It needs to feel a little more free. Also what throws me off is the use of purple in the shadow tones whereas Cassatt often used a variety of blues/grey-greens. The accent lines were often browns or something close to a paynes grey. I might suggest looking at "Mother combing her Child Hair" or "Child in Orange Dress.".
The bottom one I feel could use a little more contrast. The texture from the paper is a little disruptive to the hatch marks as well. But you do get more of a Degas feel. Cute composition.
-Amanda
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