#ArtSaturday Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot 1841 – 1895
French Impressionist painter
considered one of 3 grande dames of Impressionism by art critic Geffroy
Repose, 1872 (Portrait of Berthe by brother-in-law Édouard Manet) pic.twitter.com/M2hbI2CsQE— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Morisot and her sisters trained in art from early age, so they could draw pictures for their father’s birthday
Mother and Sister of the Artist, 1869 pic.twitter.com/X7TZ9p0oDc— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1864: exhibited in prestigious Salon for first time
Harbor at Lorient, 1869 pic.twitter.com/z3NZaw2j7k— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Young Lady on a Bench, 1864 pic.twitter.com/BJkV9ZzjuI— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Woman and Child Seated in Meadow, 1871 pic.twitter.com/tL2REaoRK7— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Work always small in scaleYoung Woman, 1871 pic.twitter.com/egcbYDUMxw
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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The Cradle, 1872 pic.twitter.com/hrrsU3szUJ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Paintings focused on domestic life
On the Balcony, 1872 pic.twitter.com/Jkx9jnF18F— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Critics consider 1872 the beginning of Morisot’s “mature career” as a painter
Portrait of the Artist’s Sister, Edma, 1872 pic.twitter.com/2oWzkdU5Be— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Encouraged to paint in the “open air” by instructor, fellow painter, Camille Corot
Reading, 1873 pic.twitter.com/NdOpfY0bVW— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Berthe with a Bouquet of Violets (In Mourning for Her Father), by Édouard Manet, 1872 pic.twitter.com/KuljheboJv— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1874: Married Eugène Manet, brother of her friend and colleague Édouard Manet
Boats Under Construction, 1874 pic.twitter.com/bh4OCDkS8A— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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At the Ball, 1875 pic.twitter.com/g30ZfLkZd1— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Grain Field, 1875 pic.twitter.com/4b0bhpufqQ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Dining Room, 1875 pic.twitter.com/u0cmbfD4be— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Subjects of paintings reflect cultural and societal restrictions of her class and gender
Harbor in Port de Fecamp, 1874 pic.twitter.com/BSpkVYZgUI— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Rarely painted urban scenes, streets scenes, or nude figures
In a Park, 1874
In a Villa at the Seaside, 1874
The Butterfly Hunt, 1874 pic.twitter.com/n9UIAOOWUe— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Young Woman with Child on Bois, 1876
Portrait of a Woman in a Pink Dress, 1870
Beneath the Lilac, 1875 pic.twitter.com/LMmleyNJ14— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1878: gave birth to only child, Julie, who was a frequent model for Morisot as well as for other Impressionist painters such as her uncle Édouard and Renoir
Julie with her Nanny, also, The Sewing Lesson, 1884 pic.twitter.com/wMZpBSBp6c— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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(Husband) Eugène Manet on Isle of Wight, 1875 pic.twitter.com/TxvVVVwD0Z— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Aboard a Yacht, 1875 pic.twitter.com/Jya6PrLgzH— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Hanging Laundry Out to Dry, 1875 pic.twitter.com/Uh07SS1Smu— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Child Among Hollyhocks, 1881 pic.twitter.com/yXT6R1Ygn1— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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A Summer’s Day, 1879 pic.twitter.com/UJ8DvKqoZs— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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After Luncheon, 1881 pic.twitter.com/C29Y1IN5SH— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1880:
Winter, also, Woman with a Muff
Boats on the Seine
Julie and Her Nurse
The Rouarts’ Dining Room pic.twitter.com/Wu9900ZUkm— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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The Bath, also, Girl Arranging her Hair, 1885 pic.twitter.com/C0uvxnvPyS— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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worked in oils, watercolors, pastels
Dahlias, 1876
Daisies, 1885
Daffodils, 1885 pic.twitter.com/RBIb0sBbXq— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1889:
Young Woman Picking Oranges
The Orange Picker pic.twitter.com/BoYJ6sDN9k— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Tureen and Apple, 1879 pic.twitter.com/xQGJCbgCNq— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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(Husband) Eugène Manet and his Daughter (Julie), 1881
Eugène and Julie, 1883
Girl with Greyhound (daughter Julie), 1893 pic.twitter.com/TeE4u5r1Ag— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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On the Lake, Bois de Boulogne, 1884
Bois de Boulogne, 1879
In the Garden at Maurecourt, 1884 pic.twitter.com/h3K9Ksu4KL— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Young Woman Powdering Her Face, 1877
Young Woman at the Mirror, 1880
Young Woman Sewing in the Garden, 1883
Young Woman Watering a Shrub, 1883 pic.twitter.com/9YE9rU1d21— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Brother-in-law Édouard Manet painted Berthe several times pic.twitter.com/FMjYg5yhnY— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Morisot and Daughter Julie, by Renoir 1894 pic.twitter.com/S5a0pXDIJe— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Self-Portrait 1885 pic.twitter.com/gqJaBKRD9z— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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Morisot, 1875, photo by Charles Reutlinger pic.twitter.com/hf0emerU89— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017
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1892: husband Eugène died
1895: Morisot contracted pneumonia after nursing Julie, who had been ill with same
1895: Morisot died, leaving Julie an orphan at 16The Seine at Bougival, 1883 pic.twitter.com/ek0WUnGSvn
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) November 25, 2017