Berthe Morisot

Details

EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)
Berthe Morisot
etching, on simili-Japon paper, 1872, the second state (of three), with margins, in generally good condition, framed
Image: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. (117 x 79 mm.)
Sheet: 11 x 7 ½ in. (279 x 191 mm.)

Literature

Guérin 59; Harris 75

Lot Essay

This likeness is much more precise and haunting than that portrayed in the lithograph created at that same approximate time (possibly at the same sitting). Morisot was among the circle of Manet's closest artist friends.

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