Edouard Manet / Berthe Morisot / c. 1873

Edouard Manet
Berthe Morisot
c. 1873
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Creator Name: Manet, Édouard
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1832 - 1883
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Edouard Manet
Title: Berthe Morisot
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1871
Creation End Date: 1875
Creation Date: c. 1873
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 73.5cm x 60cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1958.34
Credit Line: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: This painting depicts the Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), who began working closely with Edouard Manet around 1868. She married Manet's brother Eugéne in 1874. Manet painted Morisot's portrait several times, at first presenting her instatic poses with neatly styled hair. About 1872 he began painting her in more momentary, fleeting states. In this painting Morisot appears to be moving, her hair disheveled as she throws a furtive glance to the side. Manet's sketchy brushwork gives the psinting a daring unfinished look, suggesting the tempo of modern life. Morisot's pensive, nervous expression suggests that Manet was sympathetic to her struggle for recognition at a time when women were not expected to pursue professional careers. Indeed, at the time the portrait was painted, Morisot's parents were urging her to settle down to a more conventional life.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1958.34
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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