Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895)

Julie Manet, la lecture sur chaise longue

Details

Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895)
Julie Manet, la lecture sur chaise longue
signed with initials 'B.M.' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
8¼ x 10¼ in. (20.9 x 26 cm.)
Executed in 1890

Literature

M. L. Bataille and G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot. Catalogue des Peintures, Pastels et Aquarelles, Paris, 1961, no. 797 (under 1893) (illustrated fig. 752).

Exhibited

Paris, Galeries Durand-Ruel, Berthe Morisot, March 1896, no. 323.
Paris, Galerie E. Druet, Exposition Berthe Morisot, January-February 1905, no. 29.
Paris, Galerie L. Dru. Levallois, Exposition de pastels, d'aquarelles, dessins, crayons de Berthe Morisot, May-June 1926, no. 76.
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition d'oeuvres de Berthe Morisot, May 1929, no. 129.
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Berthe Morisot, Summer 1941, no. 210.
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Berthe Morisot, Malerier, Akvareller og Tegningen, August-September 1949, no. 74.
Vevey, Switzerland, Musée Jenish, 24 June-3 September, year unknown, no. 128.

Sale room notice

Please note that this work is stamped with the initials (lower left) and not as stated in the catalogue.
The medium for this work is watercolour on paper laid down on paper and the dimensions are 9 x 11¼ in. (22.9 x 28.5 cm.) and not as stated in the catalogue.
Please also note the additional exhibition details:
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Berthe Morisot, 1961.

Lot Essay

In 1874 Berthe Morisot married Eugène Manet the brother of Edouard. In 1879 their daughter Julie was born and was to model frequently for her mother.

To be included in the forthcoming Morisot catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sur papier currently being prepared by Alain Clairet, Delphine Montalant and Yves Rouart, under 1890.

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