Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter (Berthe Morisot dessinant, avec sa fille)

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
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Maker

(artist)
1841-1895
(etcher)
1841-1895

Title

Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter (Berthe Morisot dessinant, avec sa fille)

Date of Production

1889

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Height: 19 cm
Width: 13.8 cm

Object Number

G.1978.PG.71

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display
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Keywords

Label Text

Morisot concentrated much of her attention on domestic or family scenes, frequently depicting the childhood of her daughter, Julie. In this tender portrayal of mother and daughter, Morisot focuses on the proximity of their heads, using drypoint (scratching directly into the plate) to highlight their hair and eyes and to draw attention to their gazes, hers towards the viewer, Julie’s on her mother’s drawing. Morisot’s airy treatment marks her as a major exponent of Impressionist printmaking.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : :

Provenance

Purchased by Count Antoine Seilern from the Marlborough Gallery in 1959; Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Exhibition History

Women Impressionists, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 27/06/2024-06/10/2024
Rediscover: Eva Gonzales, Hugh Lane Art Gallery, Dublin, 01/06/2022-18/09/2022; National Gallery, London, 20/10/2022-15/01/2023
Courtauld Connects Regional Programme, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 13/11/2020-16/05/2021
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Impressions of Modern Life: Prints from the Courtauld Gallery, Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, 13/01/2020-03/04/2020
Bruegel to Freud: Prints from The Courtauld Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008
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Literature

Herring, Sarah and Emma Capron, eds., Discover Manet & Eva Gonzales, London: National Gallery 2022
pp. 20-22
fig. 8

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