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1889, printed 1921

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

The image depicts a woman lying on her side, with only the upper half of her body visible. She is resting her head on her hand against a cushioned armrest. The woman has delicate features, slightly closed eyes, long flowing hair, and is wearing a loose garment. A bracelet is visible on her wrist. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8 × 11.9 cm (3 1/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.5 × 35.5 cm (10 13/16 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.102

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bailly-Herzberg 1979, no. 7

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. 7.

Inscriptions

recto: below image at right in graphite in later hand: 18/25

Markings

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

Watermarks

ARCHES

Wikidata ID

Q65222063

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