Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

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Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

Julie en rose au bord du lac (recto); Julie de dos (verso)
stamped with signature lower right on the recto 'Berthe Morisot' (Lugt 1826)-- stamped with signature again on the verso 'Berthe Morisot' (Lugt 1826)--pastel on blue paper
Image size: 20½ x 17½in. (52.1 x 44.4cm.)
Sheet size (irregular): 24¾ x 18¾in. (62.8 x 47.6cm.)

Drawn in 1886

Provenance

Sam Salz, Inc., New York
Gustave M. Berne, Great Neck, New York
Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, Oct. 23, 1980, lot 308 (acquired by the family of the present owner)

Literature

M.-L. Bataille and G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot, Catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles, Paris, 1961, nos. 512a and 512b (illustrated, figs. 506 and 509)

Lot Essay

Berthe Morisot married Eugène Manet, the brother of Edouard Manet in 1874. Their daughter Julie was born in 1879 and appears frequently in Morisot's paintings. In 1886 Morisot and her husband took an active role in organizing the eighth and last Impressionist group exhibition. They divided their time between a home in Bougival and a house on the rue de Villejuste (now rue Paul Válery) in Paris. When staying in the city she often painted and drew in the Bois du Boulogne, the likely setting for the present work.