Spring Landscape

c. 1890/1891

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

The image depicts a landscape with trees viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon line is high, with tall trees stretching across. The brushstrokes are sketch-like, creating movement and texture. The color palette is soft with earthy tones of pale orange, yellow, green, and blue. The trees in the foreground are faintly outlined, leading the eye towards the mid-region with scattered trees and a blurred background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencils and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.6 × 18.3 cm (9 5/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.163

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M. and Mme. Ernest Rouart, Paris (son-in-law and daughter of the artist); (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, 1953); Ailsa Mellon Bruce, New York; gift to NGA, 1970.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Wadley, Nicholas. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing. London, 1991: X, p. 54.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: B25485 WCA 1577

Markings

recto: at lower right, artist's stamp: B.M (Lugt Supp.388a);

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64537427

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