Morisot, 1874 expo

 

 

Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Berthe Morisot

(1841-1895)

at the first ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1874

an impression of her pictures

 

Which pictures did Berthe Morisot exhibit in 1874?
On this page you will see an accounted impression of the 10 pictures that Berthe Morisot showed 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. If you click on the first picture you can create a slideshow. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!

 

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). Sometimes the indentification of a painting is ‘uncertain’. For explanation of the subscriptions, see here. My main sources for the pictures are the-athenaeum.org (=iR2), WikiCommons (=iR6) and Google images (=iR10). See for the other sources at the bottom of the main page on Berthe Morisot.

 

Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Berthe Morisot, an impression of her pictures exhibited at the 1st ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1874. Last modified 2024/01/19.  https://www.impressionism.nl/morisot-1874-expo/ .”