Young Woman Seated on a Sofa, ca. 1879
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Oil on canvas; 31 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. (80.6 x 99.7 cm)
Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1992 (1992.103.2)
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Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Oil on canvas; 31 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. (80.6 x 99.7 cm)
Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1992 (1992.103.2)
Morisot was at her apogee about 1879 when she painted this model in her Paris apartment. By then, she had melded the bravura brushwork adopted from her mentor and brother-in-law, Édouard Manet, with her own opalescent palette.
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- • Painting, Oil on Canvas
- • Painting, Oil on Canvas, Europe
- • Painting, Oil on Canvas, Europe, France
