Landscape

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

The image shows a landscape with a high horizon, possibly viewed from an elevated position. The composition includes an expanse of open land, distant trees, and a haystack with surrounding foliage in the foreground. The scene is depicted with light, loose strokes in blue, yellow, red, and green giving an impressionistic quality. The palette consists of soft pastel tones creating a serene effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencils on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 23.4 x 17.4 cm (9 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.162

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M. and Mme. Ernest Rouart (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

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at top center in graphite in later hand: CA-1576; at lower right in graphite in later hand: B25.484 / WCA 1576; at bottom right in blue pencil in later hand: VV

Markings

recto: at lower right, artist's stamp: B.M (Lugt Supp.388a); verso: none

Watermarks

JOHANNOT ET CIE ANNONAY

Wikidata ID

Q64537425

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