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Berthe Morisot

French Impressionist painter and printmaker

Berthe Morisot

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In 1894, critic Gustave Geffroy named her, along with Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt, as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism.[1] Pneumonia, caught while nursing her daughter Julie, caused Morisot's death on 2 March 1895 in Paris.[2]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot
Born
14 January 1841
Birthplace
Bourges, Cher, France
Died
2 March 1895
Place of death
Paris, France
Resting place
Cimetière de Passy
Field
Painting
Notable works
  • Summer's Day
  • The Cradle
  • View of Paris from the Trocadero
  • After Lunch

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

She joined the "rejected" Impressionists in the first of their own exhibitions in 1874, held at the studio of the photographer Nadar.[3][4] Morisot painted what she experienced on a daily basis, mostly domestic scenes of family, children, ladies, and flowers.[5] Drawing basics were taught to Morisot by Geoffroy-Alphonse Chocarne when she started art lessons in 1857.[6] An introduction to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot in 1861 led Morisot to adopt his plein air working method.[7]

Of the eight impressionist exhibitions held from 1874 to 1886, Morisot took part in seven.[4] The year 1872 marked the start of Morisot's mature period, and dealer Durand-Ruel became a buyer, acquiring twenty-two of her paintings.[8] A critic from Le Temps, writing in 1877, called Morisot the "one real Impressionist in this group."[8]

What the cited sources add

Morisot's work sold comparatively well, and she achieved the two highest prices at a Hôtel Drouot auction in 1875.[9] Berthe and her sister Edma collaborated closely as art students until Edma's 1869 marriage to a naval officer, after which she relocated to Cherbourg.[10][11] Edma gave full encouragement to Berthe's artistic career, and the two families stayed close.[11] A new record for a female artist was set in February 2013 when Morisot's painting After Lunch (1881) sold for US$10.9 million at Christie's.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Geffroy, "Histoire de l'Impressionnisme", Le Vie Artistique, 1894, p. 268 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brodskaya, "Impressionism" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Denvir, 2000, pp. 29–79. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Solomon, "The Women of Impressionism: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, and Other Pioneering Figures Who Shaped the Movement", ARTnews.com, 27 July 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Berthe Morisot : 1841–1895", Editions Hazan, 2012; Higonnet, "Berthe Morisot", Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1990, p. 26 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Berthe Morisot : 1841–1895", Editions Hazan, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Garb, T. (2003). "Morisot, Berthe(-Marie-Pauline)". Grove Art Online. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chadwick, "Women, Art, and Society", Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2012, p. 234; Higonnet, "Berthe Morisot", Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1990, p. 139 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chadwick, "Women, Art, and Society", Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2012, p. 235; Higonnet, "Berthe Morisot", Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 1990, p. 124; Shennan, "Berthe Morisot: The First Lady of Impressionism", Sutton Publishing Limited, 1996, p. 173 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Edma and Berthe by Nancy Bea Miller", Women in the Act of Painting, 9 November 2012. facts only, no text reused. womenintheactofpainting.blogspot.fr
  11. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Yves peinte par Degas", Metropolitan Museum of Art; ; "Edma and Berthe by Nancy Bea Miller", Women in the Act of Painting, 9 November 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Berthe Morisot" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kelly Crow and Mary M. Lane (6 February 2013), Christie's Breaks World Record Price for Female Artist The Wall Street Journal.; Ellen Gamerman and Mary M. Lane (18 April 2013), Women on the Verge The Wall Street Journal.; Katya Kazakina (14 May 2014), Billionaires Help Christie's to Record $745 Million Sale Bloomberg.; Kelly Crow and Mary M. Lane (6 February 2013), Christie's Breaks World Record Price for Female Artist The Wall Street Journal. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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