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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Morisot, Berthe Creator Nationality: European; French Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1841 - 1895 Biography: Born into a prosperous family, Berthe Morisot was encouraged at an early age to become an amateur artist. Along with her sister Edma, she began her studies with Geoffroy-Alphonse Chocarne (act. 1838-1857), a painter trained in the neoclassical tradition. In 1858 the sisters entered the studio of Joseph-Benoît Guichard (1806-1880), a student of Ingres (q.v.) and Delacroix (q.v.). Through Guichard they met Corot (q.v.) in 1861, under whose encouragement they began to paint out of doors near Pontoise as well as in Normandy and Brittany. Berthe Morisot exhibited at the Salon from 1864 until 1873. Fantin-Latour (q.v.) introduced her to Manet (q.v.) around 1867. They developed a close friendship, and Morisot modeled for him many times (see Manet, Berthe Morisot, no. 141). In 1874 she married his brother, Eugène, and that same year began participating in the impressionist exhibitions, never to show at the Salon again. Four years after their marriage, the couple's only child, Julie, was born on 14 November 1878 and would become a main source of artistic inspiration. Morisot matured as a central member of the group of impressionists. Her home became a meeting place for painters and writers alike, including Renoir (q.v.), Degas (q.v.), Mary Cassatt (1845-1926), and Stéphane Mallarmé. She participated in the Drouot sale of 1875, where the artists were ridiculed extensively. Her paintings, however, fetched slightly higher prices than those of Renoir, Monet (q.v.), and Sisley (q.v.). Morisot made pastels and watercolors as well as oil paintings, and during the final years of her life she experimented with lithography and drypoint etching. Gender: F Creator Birth Place: Bourges, Cher, 14 January 1841 Creator Death Place: Paris, 2 March 1895 Creator Name-CRT: Berthe Morisot Title: Mlle. Louise Riesener Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1888 Creation End Date: 1888 Creation Date: 1888 Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors Classification Term: Drawing Materials and Techniques: charcoal and pastel Dimensions: Sheet: 56cm x 47cm, Framed: 75.3cm x 66.2cm x 4.5cm AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1958.41 Credit Line: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Provenance: Georges Levy, NY; Jacques Seligmann & Co., NY Context: Louise Riesener was the daughter of Léon Riesener, an artist of means and a descendant of the famous cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener (1734-1806). In 1864, the Morisot and Riesener families became well acquainted, and Berthe enjoyed a close friendship with the daughters Rosalie and Louise. Both practiced painting as well and sat several times for Morisot. AMICA ID: CMA_.1958.41 AMICA Library Year: 2001 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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