BERTHE MORISOT

“My love of art reconciles my griefs.”

-Berthe Morisot

By: Lourdes Villela Franyutti, PUCY 54390

Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot: January 14, 1841, Bourges, France

Public debut at the

Paris
Salon of 1864.

In England
1875

The cradle
1872
 Became the painter of
contemporary
women, with the
painting of ”The
Parisienne”.

Paintbrush became free:

Freedom of
handling skill

The Parisienne
1885
Self Portrait
1885 Julie Day dreaming
1894
 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF THE ARTS:

 Her technical skills influenced her peers, such as

Edouard Manet and a generation of succeeding artists.

 Explored a range of themes of modern life, that later

defined impressionism.

The cradle, Berthe Morisot

 ARTISTIC PROPOSAL

 Work described as feminine

 Abundance of white in her compositions.

 Invented the “freedom of handling” skill

 Experimental in her work

 Showd light through her watercolors, her pastels and her

painting style.

 Working women are a recurring subject in her paintings.

Woman at her toilette, Berthe Morisot
 MAJOR ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS

 Ability to capture transient light on canvas.

 Could create representations of women with a distinct

and individual point of view.

 Described as a visual poet of womanhood and the

female experience.

Gathering cherries, Berthe Morisot

 WOMEN IN HER PAINTINGS:

 Most frequent subject in her works.

Children at the wash Bowl, Woman with a fan,
Berthe Morisot Berthe Morisot

 She portrayed them using her point of view.

 Usually represented them in working activities.

Woman watering a shrub,

The lecture, Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot
INFLUENCES

Girl with a dog, Berthe Morisot

 Corot and Morisot
Style and inspiration

Molino de Saint-Nicolas-les-Arras, Camile Corot Cache-Cache, Berthe Morisot

Camile Corot Berthe Morisot

 Manet and Morisot
Mutual inspiration

In England, Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot with violets, Edouard
Manett

Edouard Manet Berthe Morisot

 CONCLUSION

Berthe Morisot was a very important artist,

demonstrating equal quality in her works as other
recognized artists such as Monet and Manet;
unfortunateley, she is not nearly as recognized as they
are. She contributed the world of arts in endless ways,
showing a unique style and unlimited talent. She was
able to become one of the top artists in the
impressionist movement, giving her a well deserved
place as an avant-garde artist and as a trascendental
figure in art history.
Woman and child at balcony, Berthe
Morisot
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