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Berthe Morisot

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Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), French painter and printmaker who exhibited her art, prints and posters regularly with the Impressionists and, despite the protests of friends and family, continued to participate in their struggle for recognition. Berthe Morisot decided early to be an artist and pursued her goal with seriousness and dedication.

From 1862 to 1868 she worked under the guidance of Camille Corot. She first exhibited paintings at the Salon in 1864. Her art, prints and posters were exhibited there regularly through 1874, when she vowed never to show her paintings in the officially sanctioned forum again. In 1868 she met Édouard Manet, who was to exert a tremendous influence over her work. He did several portraits of her (e.g., "Repose," c. 1870). Manet had a liberating effect on her work, and she in turn aroused his interest in outdoor painting.

Morisot's art, prints and posters never lost their Manet-like quality--an insistence on design--nor did she become as involved in colour-optical experimentation as her fellow Impressionists. Her paintings frequently included members of her family, particularly her sister. Like that of the other Impressionists, her work was ridiculed by many critics. Never commercially successful during her lifetime, she nevertheless outsold Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley.

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