<P> Cassatt used Lydia in other paintings such as At the Theater which was made in 1879; it shows Lydia sitting in possibly the same red chair and leaning forward so that her arms are resting on her knees . The vast scene from Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge isn't present here as the mirror is reflecting a dark room to the viewer . The chandelier and elegant dress are still present as is in other paintings . The air of festivity is felt from viewing this . </P> <P> Another painting in this oeuvre is In the Box, which was made in 1879; this depicts two women in balcony seats in a theater watching the performance unfold before them . The background is handled in a very similar fashion with quick brushstrokes to convey the sense of other figures in the balcony seats across from them . They are using binoculars and are holding fans, one which obscures the woman furthest from the viewer . The Loge from 1882 is showing two women sitting down seeming to wait for a show to start . These paintings connect to Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge because of the subject matter and the continuing themes of Impressionism, femininity, and relevance to the modern woman enjoying a night on the town . "Cassatt found a device for conjoining her fascination with the figure, notably of young women in smart day or evening clothes, with the need to situate them in a social setting - one of the ambiguous spaces of modernity which bourgeois femininity could occupy and contest ." </P> <P> Cassatt was well praised for her work that was featured in the Avenue de L'Opéra in 1879 during the Fourth Impressionist Exhibition . "Her work stood out in great contrast to the landscapes of Monet, Pissarro, and others, as well as the more precise portraits of Caillebotte and Zandomeneghi ." Although mostly positive reviews were given to Cassatt in regards to her work there were still negative reviews as well . This still did not dissuade Cassatt nor her supporters . Cassatt's work was also featured in the Fifth Impressionist Exhibition in 1880, the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition in 1881, and the "Eight and last Impressionist Exhibition in 1886" </P> <P> Cassatt's paintings can be considered a feminist piece . It shows that "' The ages of woman"': infancy, childhood, youth or coming of age, adulthood and maternity, maturity, and old age" are a prevalent theme in each of her pieces . The dresses she uses to dress her models are "the very emblem of femininity which is the real subject of the painting itself". Whether her paintings were empowering others with femininity, re-conceptualizing it, making the viewer the "passive bearer of the ideas of Femininity" or portraying the close bonds that women had between family and friendships, these paintings had a profound impact on the art world . </P>

Lydia in a loge wearing a pearl necklace