Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Berthe Morisot

(1841-1895)

at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1876

an impression of her pictures

Introduction:
On this page you will see an impression of the 19 pictures that Berthe Morisot probably exhibited at the 2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition of 1876 (catalogue numbers 166-182). Morisot exhibited 13 oil paintings, 3 drawings / pastels and 3 watercolours. Many were made during her holiday in the summer of 1875 on the Island of Wight (R42,p50). I render the pictures in a more thematical order, by format and by used technique. Note: If you double click on the first picture (of a group) and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-167, Le Lever =1877, CR73, 18xx, Femme à sa toilette, 46x38, xx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-167, Le Lever =1877, CR73, 18xx, Femme à sa toilette, 46×38, xx (iR6;R90II,p41)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-167, Le Lever cp1880, CR97, Girl fastening her stockings (Jeune fille mettant son bas), 55x46, private — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-167, Le Lever cp1880, CR97, Girl fastening her stockings (Jeune fille mettant son bas), 55×46, private (iR2;iR6;iR10)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-168, La toilette =1876, CR61, Young woman with a mirror, 54x45, private — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-168, La toilette =1876, CR61, Young woman with a mirror, 54×45, private (iR10;iR64;iR59;R90II,p42;R100,p27)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-166, Au Bal =1875, CR60, At the Ball, 62x52, Marmottan — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-166, Au Bal =1875, CR60, At the Ball, 62×52, Marmottan (iR2;iR59;R2,p163;R3,p151;R90II,p41)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-178, Figure de femme. =1875, CR59, Woman in Black (Before the Theater), 57x31, A2017/02/28 — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-178, Figure de femme. =1875, CR59, Woman in Black (Before the Theater), 57×31, A2017/02/28 (iR2;iR15;iR59;iR11;R2,p163;R90II,p42)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-171, West Cowes, Île de Wight Maybe(?): 1875, CR52, West Cowes, Isle of Wight , 48x36, A1997/11/28 — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-171, West Cowes, Île de Wight Maybe(?): 1875, CR52, West Cowes, Isle of Wight , 48×36, A1997/11/28 (iR10;iR64;iR13;iR2;R2,p163;R100,p27)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-170, Vue de Solent (Ile de Wight) Maybe(?): 1875, CR53, Harbour Scene, Isle Wight, 38x46, Axx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-170, Vue de Solent (Ile de Wight) Maybe(?): 1875, CR53, Harbour Scene, Isle Wight, 38×46, Axx (iR2;iR10;iR13;iR128;R2,p163;R100,p27)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-170, Vue de Solent (Ile de Wight) Maybe(??): 1875, CR54, Scène sur le port, Île de Wight, 43x64, Newark M — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-170, Vue de Solent (Ile de Wight) Maybe(??): 1875, CR54, Scène sur le port, Île de Wight, 43×64, Newark M (iR10;iR92;iR128;iR2;iR11)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-172, Le bateau à vapeur Maybe(?): 1875, CR56, The steam boat, 32x45, xx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-172, Le bateau à vapeur Maybe(?): 1875, CR56, The steam boat, 32×45, xx (iR6;R90II,p42;R100,p27)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-174, Un Chantier =1874, CR39, Boats under Construction, 33x41, Marmottan — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-174, Un Chantier =1874, CR39, Boats under Construction, 33×41, Marmottan (iR2;R2,p163;R90II,p42)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-173, Plage de Fécamps =1873, CR30, The Beach of Fécamp, 24x51, private — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-173, Plage de Fécamps =1873, CR30, The Beach of Fécamp, 24×51, private (iR10;iR135;iR2;R2,p163;R90II,p42)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-176, Vue d'Angleterre Maybe(?): 1875, CR48, Vue d'Angleterre (enfants dans l'herbe en Angleterre), 41x51, xx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-176, Vue d’Angleterre Maybe(?): 1875, CR48, Vue d’Angleterre (enfants dans l’herbe en Angleterre), 41×51, xx (iR10;iR94;iR48;R2,p163;R100,p26)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-177, Vue d'Angleterre. Maybe(?):1875, CR50, Dans l'île de Wight, 27x35, xx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-177, Vue d’Angleterre. Maybe(?):1875, CR50, Dans l’île de Wight, 27×35, xx (iR6;R100,p27)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-177, Vue d'Angleterre. Compare: 1875, CR51, Eugene Manet on the Isle of Wight (detail), 38x46, Marmottan — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-177, Vue d’Angleterre. Compare: 1875, CR51, Eugene Manet on the Isle of Wight (detail), 38×46, Marmottan (iR6;iR2)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-169 =1875, CR47, Breakfast on the grass, 60x74, private — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-169 =1875, CR47, Breakfast on the grass, 60×74, private (iR6;R90II,p42;R100,p26). Compare CR633.

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-169, Déjeuner sur l'herbe cp1874, CR35, Lilacs at Maurecourt, 51x61, private — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-169, Déjeuner sur l’herbe cp1874, CR35, Lilacs at Maurecourt, 51×61, private (iR10;iR174;iR2;R42,p26;R100,p25)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-175, Un percher de blanchisseuse =1875, CR45, Hanging the Laundry out to Dry (Gennevilliers), 34x44), NGA Washington — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-175, Un percher de blanchisseuse =1875, CR45, Hanging the Laundry out to Dry (Gennevilliers), 34×44), NGA Washington (iR2;iR59;R2,p182)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-179, Avant d'un Yacht, aquarelle =1875, CR630, Before a Yacht, wc, 21x27, CAI Williamstown — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-179, Avant d’un Yacht, aquarelle =1875, CR630, Before a Yacht, wc, 21×27, CAI Williamstown (iR10;iR134;iR2;R2,p163;R90II,p61)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-180, Entrée de la Midina, Île de Wight (aquarelle) =1875, CR632, Boats, Entry to the Medina in the Isle of Wight, 19x18, wc, FAM Cambridge — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-180, Entrée de la Midina, Île de Wight (aquarelle) =1875, CR632, Boats, Entry to the Medina in the Isle of Wight, 19×18, wc, FAM Cambridge (iR2;iR59;R2,p163;R90II,p43)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-181, Vue de la Tamise (aquarelle) =1875, CR631, Boat at a Dock, wc, 17x23, Marmottan — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-181, Vue de la Tamise (aquarelle) =1875, CR631, Boat at a Dock, wc, 17×23, Marmottan (iR2;R90II,p43)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(???): 1874, CR430, Harbor in the Port of Fécamp, pastel, 30x36, Axx — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(???): 1874, CR430, Harbor in the Port of Fécamp, pastel, 30×36, Axx (iRx;iR13;R100,p52)

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(??): 1874, CR429, On the Beach at Fécamp, pastel, 40x60, private (iR6;R100,p52;R2,p163) Probably auctioned: HD1875/03/24-28. — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(??): 1874, CR429, On the Beach at Fécamp, pastel, 40×60, private (iR6;R100,p52;R2,p163) Probably auctioned: HD1875/03/24-28.

Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(??): 1874, CR428, In the woods of Maurecourt, pastel, 55x44, A2003/03/26 (iR13;iR6;R100,p51;R2,p163) — Berthe Morisot, 2IE-1876-182, Trois dessins au pastel. Maybe(??): 1874, CR428, In the woods of Maurecourt, pastel, 55×44, A2003/03/26 (iR13;iR6;R100,p51;R2,p163)

Sources:
See link for an account of my choices (with references, info, discussion, location on Google-maps). My main sources are Moffett (=R2), 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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