Berthe Morisot facts for kids

Berthe Morisot (14 January 1841 - 2 March 1895) was an Impressionist painter. She was born in Bourges, France, and died in Paris.
In the 1860s, she studied with Camille Corot. She exhibited at the 1865 Salon. Morisot met artist Édouard Manet in 1868. Manet painted her portrait several times. The two had great influence on one another's work. In 1874, she married his brother, Eugène.
She exhibited at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. Morisot worked in oils, pastels, and watercolor. Her pictures are light and delicate. They typically depict women and children in everyday domestic life.
Many critics ridiculed the Impressionists. Morisot was not spared. She was never commercially successful during her lifetime. During her lifetime however, she outsold prominent Impressionists Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.
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Images for kids
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Grain field, c. 1875, Musée d'Orsay
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The Sisters, 1869, National Gallery of Art
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The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869, National Gallery of Art
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The Harbor at Lorient, 1869, National Gallery of Art
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Le Berceau (The Cradle), 1872, Musée d'Orsay
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Portrait of Mme Boursier and Her Daughter, c. 1873, Brooklyn Museum
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Hanging the Laundry out to Dry, 1875, National Gallery of Art
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Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight, 1875, Musée Marmottan Monet
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The Dining Room, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art
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Jour d'été Summer's Day, 1879, National Gallery, London Alternative title: French: Le Lac du bois de Boulogne The Lake in the Bois de Boulogne
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Detail from The Balcony by Édouard Manet, with the portrait of Berthe in the foreground, 1868
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Berthe Morisot posing for The Rest, 1870, By Édouard Manet
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Berthe Morisot au soulier rose, 1872 By Édouard Manet. Hiroshima Museum of Art
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Berthe Morisot and her daughter Julie Manet, 1894, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Berthe Morisot, 1892, by Renoir
