Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter (Berthe Morisot dessinant, avec sa fille)
Maker
(artist)
1841-1895
(etcher)
1841-1895
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
Width: 13.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1978.PG.71
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
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.
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 ...More
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008 ...Less
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 ...More
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014
Special Display - Impressionist Prints, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/06/2008-13/10/2008 ...Less
Literature
Herring, Sarah and Emma Capron, eds., Discover Manet & Eva Gonzales, London: National Gallery 2022
pp. 20-22
fig. 8
pp. 20-22
fig. 8
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : printed : lower margin & recto : :
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