Nude

1889, printed 1921

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

The image shows a seated woman from behind up to her knees, with her upper body turned slightly to the side and her left shoulder visible. Her head is slightly turned, showing a partial view of her face with delicate features. Her hair is styled under a cloth cap, framing her face. The woman is nude, and the sketch highlights the curvature of her back and shoulders. No jewelry or objects are visible, and the background is plain with a textured surface, emphasizing the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.8 × 9.8 cm (5 7/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 × 27.5 cm (14 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.96

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bailly-Herzberg 1979, no. 5

  • Series Title

    Cahier de huit pointes seches

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Henri M. Petiet, Paris, 1952)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Bailly-Herzberg. "Les estampes de Berthe Morisot." Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 6th ser. 93 (May/June 1979): 215-227, no. 5.

Inscriptions

recto: below image at right in graphite in later hand: 18/25; verso: none

Markings

recto: below image, at left: B.M. [Berthe Morisot, Lugt 388a]; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

fragment cursive B M [Morel-Bercioux-Masure d'Arches]

Wikidata ID

Q65222052

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