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Female Artists: Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot, 1841-1895, (Impressionism) 

Morisot was born in Bourges, France. Berthe Morisot's father was a high-ranking government official and her grandfather was the influential Rococo painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. She and her sister Edma began painting when they were young girls. Despite the fact that, as women, they were not allowed to join official arts institutions, the sisters earned respect in art circles for their talent. 

She first exhibited her work in the prestigious state-run art show, the Salon, in 1864 and she earned a regular spot at the show for the next decade. In 1868, fellow artist Henri Fantin-Latour introduced Berthe Morisot to Edouard Manet. The two formed a lasting friendship and greatly influenced one another's work. 

She also befriended the Impressionists Edgar Degas and Frédéric Bazille. In 1874, she refused to show her work at the Salon and instead agreed to be in the first independent show of Impressionist paintings, which included works by Degas, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, and Alfred Sisley. 

In the same year, she married Manet's brother Eugne, also a painter. The marriage provided her with social and financial stability while she continued to pursue her painting career.  

Berthe Morisot portrayed a wide range of subjects; from landscapes and still-lifes to domestic scenes and portraits. She also experimented with numerous media, including oils, watercolours, pastels, and drawings. 

After her husband died in 1892, Berthe Morisot continued to paint, although she was never commercially successful during her lifetime. She did, however, outsell several of her fellow Impressionists. 

Juliet Manet and her Nurse, 1880

 

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