Saturday, 19 May 2012

Berthe Morisot - part 6



Berthe Morisot (1841 – 1895) was a painter described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.

This is part 6 of a 6-part post on the works of Berthe Morisot. For biographical notes on Morisot, see part 1. For earlier works, see parts 1 - 4 also. Parts 5 and 6 take a look at Morisot's watercolours and pastels:


1886 Little Girl in a Blue Dress 
pastel 81 x 100 cm

1886 Portrait of the Artist's Daughter, Julie Manet, at Gorey 
pastel

1888 Bather Standing 
chalk 46 x 28 cm

1888 Fall Colors in the Bois de Boulogne 
watercolour

1888 Girl with Shuttlecock 
pastel on grey paper

1889 Portrait of Julie 
pastel

1889 The Orange Picker 
pastel

1889 Young Woman in a Blue Blouse 
pastel

1890 Little Saint John 
chalk 58 x 36 cm

1890 The Flageolet 
crayon 22.2 x 28.5 cm

1891 Pears 
pastel 42 x 48 cm

1891 The Cherry Tree ( study ) 
watercolour 44 x 27.5 cm

1892 Young Woman Holding a Dog in Her Arms 
pastel

1893 Jeanne Pontillon 
pastel 35 x 43 cm

1893 Jeanne Pontillon Wearing a Hat 
pastel

1893 Jeune Fille a la Levrette 
watercolour

1893 The Violin 
pastel

n.d. Girl en face with Nude Shoulders, Seated 
chalk 31.2 x 24 cm

n.d. The Bois de Boulogne 
pencil and watercolour

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Berthe Morisot - part 5



Berthe Morisot (1841 – 1895) was a painter described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.

This is part 5 of a 6-part post on the works of Berthe Morisot. For biographical notes on Morisot, see part 1. For earlier works, see parts 1 - 4 also. Parts 5 and 6 take a look at Morisot's watercolours and pastels:


1864 The Artist's Sister Edma Seated in a Park 
watercolour 24.9 x 15.1 cm

1871 On the Sofa 
watercolour

1871 Portrait of Madame Pontillon 
pastel

1871-72 On the Balcony 
watercolour and gouache over graphite on paper 20.6 x 17.3 cm

1872 The Artist's Sister Edma with Her Daughter Jeanne 
watercolour

1874 On the Lawn 
pastel

1875 Aboard a Yacht 
watercolour

1875 Boat at Dock 
watercolour

1875 Boats - Entry to the Medina in the Isle of Wight 
watercolour 19 x 17.5 cm

1875 Girl and Child on the Grass 
watercolour

1879 By the Water 
watercolour

1879 Picnic in the Courtyard 
watercolour 14 x 22 cm

1880 Snowy Landscape 
watercolour

c1880 Portrait of Marcel 
charcoal and pastel on blue paper

1882 Child Playing in the Garden 
pastel

1882 Little Girl Sitting on the Grass 
watercolour

1884 Julie and her Boat 
watercolour

1885 Lady with a Parasol Sitting in a Park 
watercolour 19 x 20.8 cm

1885 The Tuileries 
watercolour

n.d. At the Exposition
pastel?

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Berthe Morisot - part 4

Self-Portrait c1885 
oil on canvas 61 x 50 cm

Berthe Morisot (1841 – 1895) was a painter described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.

This is part 4 of a 6-part post on the works of Berthe Morisot. For biographical notes on Morisot, see part 1. For earlier works, see parts 1 - 3 also.


1887 Self-Portrait with Julie ( study ) 
oil on canvas

1888 Reading 
oil on canvas

1888 The Piano 
pastel on canvas 63 x 79 cm

1889 On a Bench 
oil on canvas

1890 Before the Mirror 
oil on canvas

1890 Girl Playing the Mandolin 
oil on canvas

1890 Peasant Girl among Tulips 
oil on canvas 64.2 x 71.7 cm

1891 Girl Gathering Cherries 
oil on canvas 53 x 85 cm

1891 Haying at Mezy 
oil on canvas 50.8 x 61.6 cm

1891 Shepherdess Laying Down 
oil on canvas

1891 The Cherry Tree 
oil on canvas 152 x 85 cm

1892 Girl in a Straw Hat 
oil on canvas

1892 Girl with Cat 
oil on canvas 55 x 45.8 cm

1892 Lucie Leon at the Piano 
oil on canvas

1893 Forest of Fontainebleau 
oil on canvas 41 x 33 cm

1893 Girl with Fan 
oil on canvas 55.5 x 46.6 cm

1893 Julie Manet and her Greyhound, Laertes 
oil on canvas 73 x 80 cm

1894 On the Beach at Portrieux 
oil on canvas

1894 Portrait of Jeanne Pontillon 
oil on canvas 116 x 81 cm

1894 The Hairdresser 
oil on canvas

1894 Young Girl Resting 
oil on canvas

1894 Young Woman and Child, Avenue du Bois 
oil on canvas 61 x 50.2 cm