The Artist's Sister Edma Seated in a Park

1864

Berthe Morisot

Associated Names
Berthe Morisot

Artist, French, 1841 - 1895

This painting shows a woman seated on a gray, curved bench in a garden-like setting. She is positioned slightly sideways, with her torso and head turned to the left. The woman has fair skin and long, light brown hair peeking out from beneath a dark hat. She wears a high-collared dress and tan gloves, with her hands on her lap, holding a light-colored parasol. Next to her on the bench is a bouquet of pink and white flowers. The background features tall trees and greenery. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.9 x 15.1 cm (9 13/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.159

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bataille/Wildenstein 1961, no. 611

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Schwarz Collection; Edward H. Molyneux, Paris; Ailsa Mellon Bruce, New York; gift to NGA, 1970.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • French Paintings from the Molyneux Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1952, unnumbered checklist, Portrait of the Artist's Sister.

1966

  • French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 235, repro.

2002

  • "Berthe Morisot", Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 2002, no. 8, 116-117.

2008

  • Woman Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Marie Bracquemond, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Fine Arts Museusm of San Francisco, 2008, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1961

  • Bataille, M.L., and Georges Wildenstein. Berthe Morisot, catalogue des peintures, pastels et aquarelles. Paris, 1961: 611 (as "Jeune fille sur un banc").

Inscriptions

lower left: Berthe Morisot

Wikidata ID

Q64537422

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