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BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Jeanne Gobillard au piano et Julie Manet
Details
BERTHE MORISOT (1841-1895)
Jeanne Gobillard au piano et Julie Manet
signed 'B. Morisot' (lower left)
pastel on canvas
25 5⁄8 x 31 7⁄8 in. (65 x 81 cm.)
Executed in 1888
Jeanne Gobillard au piano et Julie Manet
signed 'B. Morisot' (lower left)
pastel on canvas
25 5⁄8 x 31 7⁄8 in. (65 x 81 cm.)
Executed in 1888
Provenance
Theodore Haviland, Limoges, by 1929, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 9 December 1997, lot 6.
Josefowitz collection, Geneva.
Acquired from the above in 2006, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Josefowitz collection, Geneva.
Acquired from the above in 2006, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
A. Fourreau, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1925, pp. 54 & 62, (illustrated pl. 23; titled 'Fillettes au piano' and dated '1887').
M. Angoulvent, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1933, no. 307, p. 133 (dated '1887-1888').
M.-L. Bataille & G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1961, no. 532, p. 57 (illustrated fig. 525, n.p.).
K. Morand, 'Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions', in The Burlington Magazine, vol. CIII, London, April 1961, p. 158 (illustrated fig. 32, n.p.; titled 'Le piano').
P. Huisman, 'Julie Manet', in Connaissance des Arts, May 1967, no. 183 (illustrated p. 76).
J.D. Rey, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1982, p. 89 (illustrated).
A. Higonnet, Berthe Morisot's Images of Women, Cambridge & London, 1992, p. 234 (illustrated fig. 98).
B. Ehrlich White, Impressionists Side by Side, Their Friendships, Rivalries, and Artistic Exchanges, New York, 1996, p. 244 (illustrated; titled 'The Piano').
M. Angoulvent, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1933, no. 307, p. 133 (dated '1887-1888').
M.-L. Bataille & G. Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1961, no. 532, p. 57 (illustrated fig. 525, n.p.).
K. Morand, 'Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions', in The Burlington Magazine, vol. CIII, London, April 1961, p. 158 (illustrated fig. 32, n.p.; titled 'Le piano').
P. Huisman, 'Julie Manet', in Connaissance des Arts, May 1967, no. 183 (illustrated p. 76).
J.D. Rey, Berthe Morisot, Paris, 1982, p. 89 (illustrated).
A. Higonnet, Berthe Morisot's Images of Women, Cambridge & London, 1992, p. 234 (illustrated fig. 98).
B. Ehrlich White, Impressionists Side by Side, Their Friendships, Rivalries, and Artistic Exchanges, New York, 1996, p. 244 (illustrated; titled 'The Piano').
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition d'œuvres de Berthe Morisot, May 1929, no. 158.
Limoges, Musée Municipal, Berthe Morisot, 1952, no. 8, p. 32 (illustrated on the cover of the catalogue).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Berthe Morisot, Exhibition of Drawings, Pastels, Watercolours, October - November 1960, no. 60, p. 153; this exhibition later travelled to New York, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, November - December 1960; San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, December 1960 - January 1961 and Minneapolis, Institute of Fine Arts, January - February 1961.
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Berthe Morisot, 1961, no. 114.
Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Six femmes-peintres: Berthe Morisot, Marry Cassatt, Marie Laurencin, Eva Gonzalès, Suzanne Valadon, Natalia Gontcharova, March - April 1983, no. 12, p. 162 (illustrated pp. 31 & 162; titled 'Le piano'); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Takashimaya Art Gallery, April - May 1983; Osaka, Takashimaya Art Gallery, May 1983; Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, June - July 1983 and Kumamoto, Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, July - August 1983.
Paris, Galerie Hopkins-Thomas, Berthe Morisot, April - June 1987, no. 31. n.p. (illustrated n.p.).
Paris, Musée Marmottan, Les femmes impressionistes, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Berthe Morisot, October - December 1993, no. 85, p. 160 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Cassatt, Morisot, Gonzales, March - April 1995, no. 14, pp. 144-145 (illustrated p. 44); this exhibition later travelled to Hiroshima, Museum of Art, April - May 1995; Osaka, Takashimaya Grand Hall, May - June 1995 and Hokodate, Museum of Art, July - August 1995.
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, De Renoir à Sam Szafran. Parcours d'un collectionneur, December 2010 - June 2011, no. 68, p. 273, (illustrated p. 153).
Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Berthe Morisot, March - July 2012, no. 67, pp. 186-187 (illustrated p. 187).
Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Berthe Morisot et l'art du XVIIIe siècle, October 2023 - March 2024, p. 43 (illustrated fig. 20).
Limoges, Musée Municipal, Berthe Morisot, 1952, no. 8, p. 32 (illustrated on the cover of the catalogue).
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Berthe Morisot, Exhibition of Drawings, Pastels, Watercolours, October - November 1960, no. 60, p. 153; this exhibition later travelled to New York, Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, November - December 1960; San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, December 1960 - January 1961 and Minneapolis, Institute of Fine Arts, January - February 1961.
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Berthe Morisot, 1961, no. 114.
Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Six femmes-peintres: Berthe Morisot, Marry Cassatt, Marie Laurencin, Eva Gonzalès, Suzanne Valadon, Natalia Gontcharova, March - April 1983, no. 12, p. 162 (illustrated pp. 31 & 162; titled 'Le piano'); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Takashimaya Art Gallery, April - May 1983; Osaka, Takashimaya Art Gallery, May 1983; Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, June - July 1983 and Kumamoto, Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, July - August 1983.
Paris, Galerie Hopkins-Thomas, Berthe Morisot, April - June 1987, no. 31. n.p. (illustrated n.p.).
Paris, Musée Marmottan, Les femmes impressionistes, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Berthe Morisot, October - December 1993, no. 85, p. 160 (illustrated).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Cassatt, Morisot, Gonzales, March - April 1995, no. 14, pp. 144-145 (illustrated p. 44); this exhibition later travelled to Hiroshima, Museum of Art, April - May 1995; Osaka, Takashimaya Grand Hall, May - June 1995 and Hokodate, Museum of Art, July - August 1995.
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, De Renoir à Sam Szafran. Parcours d'un collectionneur, December 2010 - June 2011, no. 68, p. 273, (illustrated p. 153).
Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Berthe Morisot, March - July 2012, no. 67, pp. 186-187 (illustrated p. 187).
Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Berthe Morisot et l'art du XVIIIe siècle, October 2023 - March 2024, p. 43 (illustrated fig. 20).
Further Details
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