Reading
1873
Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Reading, 1873. Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895). Oil on fabric; framed: 74.3 x 100.3 x 12.1 cm (29 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 46 x 71.8 cm (18 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1950.89 The Impressionists were mostly men with a few notable exceptions, including Berthe Morisot. While Morisot's work includes many of the hallmarks of Impressionism, such as her loose, impressionistic brushwork, the subject matter of her paintings often reflects the social constraints of her gender. Her paintings often depicted domestic tableaux or images of her friends and family, such as this painting of her sister.
- Maker/Artist
- Morisot, Berthe
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 74.3 x 100.3 x 12.1 cm (29 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 46 x 71.8 cm (18 1/8 x 28 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed lower right: [black:] B [in red:] erthe M[in black:] orisot Remnants of a signature lower left: B
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1950.89
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Exhibitions
- In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Manet, Degas, Cassatt, and Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, Masters of Impressionism, Faces of Impressionism: Portraits from American Collections, Rétrospective Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Berthe Morisot, Woman of our Time, Admired from Afar: Masterworks of Japanese Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible, Berthe Morisot, Woman, Impressionist, <em>Première Exposition</em>. Société Anonyme. 35 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, France (1874)., <em>Vom Kaiserreich zur Republik: eine französische Kulturgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts</em>. Possibly, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland (1917)., <em>Exposition d'oeuvres de Berthe Morisot</em>. Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France (1917)., <em>Exposition d'oeuvres de Berthe Morisot</em>. Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France (1929)., <em>French Painting 1100-1900</em>. Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (October 18-December 2, 1951).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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