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Berthe Morisot

Maker

(artist)
1832-1883

(etcher)
1832-1883

(publisher)
1871-1954

Title

Berthe Morisot

Date of Production

1872

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 11.9 cm
Width: 7.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1934.SC.190.26

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1934

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Related Works

Recueil de trente eaux-fortes

Label Text

Manet had a close friendship with fellow painter Berthe Morisot, who acted as the model for many of his artworks. She would go on to marry his brother Eugène within months of the execution of this print. Morisot is lit vividly from the side, her expression animated by the play of strong shadows that divide her face in half. The composition is very similar to Manet’s famous portrait of her at the Musée d'Orsay, dated from the same year, which is often considered one of the highlights of his career.

Provenance

Strölin, Paris; purchased by Samuel Courtauld from Percy Moore Turner, 7 February 1934; Courtauld Gift, 1934.

Exhibition History

Courtauld Connects Regional Programme, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 13/11/2020-16/05/2021

Impressions of Modern Life: Prints from the Courtauld Gallery, Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, 13/01/2020-03/04/2020

The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998 ...More

Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960 ...Less

Literature

Salmon, Dimitri, Percy Moore Turner, Précieux Conseiller de Samuel and Elizabeth Courtauld, Fondation Louis Vuitton 2019
pp. 33n151, 34n154, 36n165, 38, no. 57-86 on p. 80
no. 57-86 on p. 80

Inscriptions

Inscription: unsigned

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