Berthe MorisotFranciaország, 1841–1895Reading
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Hol van most a(z) „Reading”? Gyűjtemény: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Jelenleg nincs kiállítva. Ellenőrizve 2026. november 2.
Cleveland, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
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- Ellenőrizve
- Ebben az állapotban ettől kezdve
- Forrás
- A múzeum
A festményről
Berthe Morisot’s sister Edma posed for Reading in 1873, now in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Sitting in a field with her shawl beneath her, she bends her attention to a book; a fan and parasol lie on the grass. Light and shade fall across her white dress, whose flower pattern echoes the meadow. X-rays show that Morisot changed the eyes: Edma originally looked out toward the viewer. The revision brought her closer to Morisot’s usual figures, absorbed in their activities or thoughts rather than returning a spectator’s gaze.
A múzeum szavaival
Morisot’s sister, Edma, posed for this painting of a woman seated on her shawl in a field, her eyes on the pages of a book, with a parasol and fan discarded on the grass. Her white dress reflects the light and shadows of the outdoor setting; its delicate floral pattern echoes the meadow’s wildflowers.
X-ray examination reveals that Morisot revised Edma’s eyes, which previously looked directly at the beholder, in a manner more typical of Manet’s figures (see The Railway on view in this gallery). Whereas women in Manet’s paintings often return the viewer’s look, Morisot’s figures are usually absorbed in tasks or private reflection.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Adatok
- Leltári szám
- 1950.89
A katalógusban
Források
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Kép: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Berthe Morisot életében
A teljes életút1870–1874
The watercolour years
Oil painting is still difficult for Morisot and she works mostly in watercolour: her palette is restrained, the delicate repetition of hues creates a balanced effect, and the translucent atmosphere and feathery touch give her pictures their freshness.
1872
Durand-Ruel buys twenty-two paintings
Morisot's mature career begins in 1872: she finds an audience in the private dealer Durand-Ruel, who buys twenty-two of her paintings.
15 April – 15 May 1874
The first Impressionist exhibition: the only woman
The Salon rejects a work by Morisot — for the last time: she never submits anything to it again. Instead she joins the “rejected” painters — Cézanne, Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley — at their first exhibition, in the studio of the photographer Nadar, showing ten works and remaining the only woman among the exhibitors; the Le Figaro critic Albert Wolff writes of “five or six lunatics, one of whom is a woman”.
1874
Marriage to Eugène Manet
In 1874 Morisot marries Eugène Manet, the brother of her friend and colleague Édouard Manet. She goes on exhibiting under her full maiden name, using neither a pseudonym nor her married name.
1875
The best prices at the Hôtel Drouot auction
At the Hôtel Drouot auction in 1875 Morisot achieves the two highest prices: “Interior (Young Woman with Mirror)” sells for 480 francs and her pastel “On the Lawn” for 320; her works average 250 francs, the best relative prices at the sale.
1875–1885
Oil, watercolour and pastel at once
Grown more confident in oil, Morisot, like Degas, works in oil, watercolour and pastel at the same time. She paints very quickly but prepares with countless studies, so that she can paint “a mouth, eyes, and a nose with a single brushstroke”.
