Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

An impression of her paintings

at the 6th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1881

Introduction:
On this page you will see an impression of the 7+1hc=8 paintings that Berthe Morisot probably exhibited at the 6th ‘impressionist’ exposition of 1881 (catalogue numbers 56-62+hc). Probably 4 or 5 works were pastels. Many works depict women and here baby daughter Julie Manet. I render the pictures in a more thematical order, by format and by used technique. Unfortunatedly many pictures are in black-and-white. 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, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé =1881, CR102, La Nourice (The nursemaid; Bougival), 50x74, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé =1881, CR102, La Nourice (The nursemaid; Bougival), 50×74, xx (iR6;R100,p30;R90II,p182)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé. Compare: 1880, CR94, The Wet Nurse Angele Feeding Julie Manet, 50x61, private — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé. Compare: 1880, CR94, The Wet Nurse Angele Feeding Julie Manet, 50×61, private (iR2;iR6;R2,p366;R90II,p182)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé. Compare: 1880, CR95, Julie with Her Nurse, 29x24, NCG Copenhagen — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-57, Nourrice et bébé. Compare: 1880, CR95, Julie with Her Nurse, 29×24, NCG Copenhagen (iR2;iR6;R90II,p182)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-56, Etude en plein air =1880-81ca, CR104, woman with umbrella (on a garden bench), 92x73, A1995/11/08 — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-56, Etude en plein air =1880-81ca, CR104, woman with umbrella (on a garden bench), 92×73, A1995/11/08 (iR59;iR13;iR6;;R2,p354;R90II,p182)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-58, Jeune femme en rose. Maybe(??): 1879, CR81cp, 1880, Portrait of a lady, 61x50, GAM Milan — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-58, Jeune femme en rose. Maybe(??): 1879, CR81cp, 1880, Portrait of a lady, 61×50, GAM Milan (iR8)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-58, Jeune femme en rose. Compare: 1880, CR90, Jeune femme en mauve, 73x60 or73x39, A2002/05/08 — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-58, Jeune femme en rose. Compare: 1880, CR90, Jeune femme en mauve, 73×60 or73x39, A2002/05/08 (iR2;iR13;iR15;iR6;R100,p29)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-60, Esquisse au pastel. Maybe(??): 1881, CR459, Au bord de la Seine, pastel, 30x39, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-60, Esquisse au pastel. Maybe(??): 1881, CR459, Au bord de la Seine, pastel, 30×39, xx (iR6;R100,p53)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-61, Esquisse au pastel. Maybe(??): 1881, CR456, Nanny and child in the field (recto), pastel, 35x50, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-61, Esquisse au pastel. Maybe(??): 1881, CR456, Nanny and child in the field (recto), pastel, 35×50, xx (iR6;iR14;R100,p53)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-62, Paysage. Maybe(???): 1881, CR454, Au bord de la Seine à Épinay, pastel, 29x44, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-62, Paysage. Maybe(???): 1881, CR454, Au bord de la Seine à Épinay, pastel, 29×44, xx (iR6;R100,p53)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-59, Portrait d'enfant =1880ca, CR453, Enfant de profil (Julie Manet), pastel, 40x30, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-59, Portrait d’enfant =1880ca, CR453, Enfant de profil (Julie Manet), pastel, 40×30, xx (iR6;R90II,p182;R100,p53)

Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-62hc, xx. Maybe(??): 1879, CR446, Jeune femme accoudé, pastel, 51x35, xx — Berthe Morisot, 6IE-1881-62hc, xx. Maybe(??): 1879, CR446, Jeune femme accoudé, pastel, 51×35, xx (iR6;R100,p52)

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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