Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

An impression of her paintings

at the first ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1874

Introduction:
Here below you will see an impression of the 10 paintings that Berthe Morisot exhibited at the 1st ‘impressionist’ exposition of 1874 (catalogue numbers 104-112+hc). Morisot exhibited 4 oil paintings, 3 pastels and 3 watercolours. I render the pictures in a more thematical order and by format. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-105, La lecture. =1873, CR14, Reading (The Green Umbrella; Edma seated on the grass), 46x72, Cleveland MA — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-105, La lecture. =1873, CR14, Reading (The Green Umbrella; Edma seated on the grass), 46×72, Cleveland MA (Mx;iR2;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-106, Cache-cache. Now: 1873, CR27, Hide and Seek, 45x55, A2005/11/02 — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-106, Cache-cache. Now: 1873, CR27, Hide and Seek, 45×55, A2005/11/02 (iR2;iR11;R2,p133;R90II,p10;R3,p108)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-107, Marine. Option: 1871, CR16, The harbour at Cherbourg, 42x56, YUAG New Haven — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-107, Marine. Option: 1871, CR16, The harbour at Cherbourg, 42×56, YUAG New Haven (iR6;iR2;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-107, Marine. Option: 1869, CR17, The Harbor at Lorient, 44x73, NGA Washington — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-107, Marine. Option: 1869, CR17, The Harbor at Lorient, 44×73, NGA Washington (iR2;R2,p134;R42,p9) Manet collection.

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-109, Un village. Now: 1873, CR424, The Village of Maurecourt, pastel, 47x72, private NY — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-109, Un village. Now: 1873, CR424, The Village of Maurecourt, pastel, 47×72, private NY (iR10;iR135;iR2;R2,p136;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-110, Sur la falaise (aquarelle). Now: 1873, CR622, On the cliff, wc, 18x23, Orsay — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-110, Sur la falaise (aquarelle). Now: 1873, CR622, On the cliff, wc, 18×23, Orsay (iR10;iR166;iR59;R2,p122;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-112, ... (no name; aquarelle). Perhaps: 1871, CR615, Woman and Child Seated in a Meadow, wc, 21x24, private — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-112, … (no name; aquarelle). Perhaps: 1871, CR615, Woman and Child Seated in a Meadow, wc, 21×24, private (iR2;R2,p122;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-104, Le berceau. Now: 1872, CR25, The Cradle, 56x46, Orsay — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-104, Le berceau. Now: 1872, CR25, The Cradle, 56×46, Orsay (iR2;R2,p131;R90II,p10;R3,p89)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-108, Portrait de Mademoiselle M.T. (=Madeleine Thomas; pastel). Now: 1873ca, CR426, Young Girl with a Parrot, pastel, 60x50, NY private — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-108, Portrait de Mademoiselle M.T. (=Madeleine Thomas; pastel). Now: 1873ca, CR426, Young Girl with a Parrot, pastel, 60×50, NY private (iR2;R2,p135;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-111, Dans le bois, aquarelle =1872, CR620, Young woman and child on a bench, wc, 33x23, Orsay — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-111, Dans le bois, aquarelle =1872, CR620, Young woman and child on a bench, wc, 33×23, Orsay (iR6;iR23;R90II,p10)

Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-112+hc =1871, CR419, Portrait of Madame Edma Pontillon, pastel, 81x65, Orsay (iR10;iR92;iR2;R42,p17;R3,p88;R90I,p11;M1) — Berthe Morisot, 1IE-1874-112+hc =1871, CR419, Portrait of Madame Edma Pontillon, pastel, 81×65, Orsay (iR10;iR92;iR2;R42,p17;R3,p88;R90I,p11;M1)

Sources:
See link for an account of my choices (with references, info, discussion, location on Google-maps). My main sources are Moffett (=R2), Dayez (=R87), Berson (R90II) and Bataille & Wildenstein (R100). Often the indentification of a painting is ‘uncertain’. Sometimes to ‘compare’ another picture is given that is (probably) similar to the painting that was exhibited. For explanation of the subscriptions, see here. My main sources for the pictures are the-athenaeum.org (=iR2), WikiCommons (=iR6) and Google images (=iR10). Sometimes I forgot the source (=iRx). See for the other sources at the bottom of the main page on Berthe Morisot.

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