Beneath the Lilac at Maurecourt

Berthe Morisot: 1841–1895

ImpressionismFrance

Other names (8)

Bertha Morisot, Berthe Manet, Berthe Manet Morisot, Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot, Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot Manet, Berthe Marie Pauline Morizot, B. Morisot, Morisot

Biography

Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (English: mor-ee-ZOH, French: [bɛʁt mɔʁizo]; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.

In 1864, Morisot exhibited for the first time in the highly esteemed Paris Salon, listed as a student of Joseph Guichard and Achille-Francois Oudinot. Her work was selected for exhibition in six subsequent Salons until, in 1874, she joined the "rejected" Impressionists in the first of their own exhibitions (15 April – 15 May 1874), which included Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred Sisley. It was held at the studio of the photographer Nadar. Morisot went on to participate in all but one of the following eight impressionist exhibitions, between 1874 and 1886.

Morisot was married to Eugène Manet, the brother of her friend and colleague Édouard Manet.

She was described by art critic Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of Les trois grandes dames, 'The three great ladies', of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.

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Influenced by

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corotdocumented
Evidence
Corot's example encouraged Morisot's outdoor landscape painting. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London
Geoffroy-Alphonse Chocarnedocumented
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Morisot began training with Chocarne in 1857. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- National Gallery, London
Jean-Honoré Fragonarddocumented
Evidence
Fragonard is among the Rococo painters Morisot admired. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Coroteditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Wikidata (CC0)
Joseph Guicharddocumented
Evidence
Guichard subsequently taught Morisot and encouraged her study of paintings at the Louvre. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- National Gallery, London
- Wikidata (CC0)
Jean-Antoine Watteaudocumented
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The museum records Morisot's admiration for Watteau; admiration is kept distinct from a direct influence claim. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London
Édouard Manetdocumented
Evidence
Morisot herself acknowledged Manet's importance to her early work. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London
- Wikidata (CC0)
François Boucherdocumented
Evidence
Boucher is among the Rococo painters Morisot admired. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London
Jean-Honoré Fragonardeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields

Later influence

Walter Osborneeditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
- WikiArt — painter influence fields
Édouard Manetdocumented
Evidence
The museum separately describes Manet drawing inspiration from Morisot's compositions and subjects later in his career. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship.
- National Gallery, London

Museums & collections

Documented holdings of works attributed to Berthe Morisot. Check the museum’s record for current display information.

Musée Marmottan Monet81 recorded works
National Gallery of Art21 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago15 recorded works
The Metropolitan Museum of Art9 recorded works
The Cleveland Museum of Art8 recorded works
Minneapolis Institute of Art4 recorded works
Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)3 recorded works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris2 recorded works
Brooklyn Museum1 recorded work
Clark Art Institute1 recorded work
Denver Art Museum1 recorded work
musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg — Strasbourg1 recorded work
musée des Augustins — Toulouse1 recorded work
musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux1 recorded work
musée des Beaux-Arts — Pau1 recorded work
Musée d’Orsay1 recorded work
National Gallery of Ireland1 recorded work
Nationalmuseum1 recorded work
Scottish National Gallery1 recorded work
Tate1 recorded work
Toledo Museum of Art1 recorded work
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, US1 recorded work
Wallraf–Richartz Museum1 recorded work

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