Berthe Morisot with a Muff

oil on canvasÉdouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)/c. 1871–72

Description

This is one of two portraits Manet painted of Morisot dressed for winter in a heavy coat and feathered hat. (See Berthe Morisot with a Half Veil, also in this gallery.) Manet’s wide brushstrokes and crosshatchings, which describe areas of shadow, evoke the sketchy quality of Morisot’s own paintings, likely Manet’s nod to his subject’s identity as an artist.

Provenance

Artist's studio inventory, Paris, France, 1884; (Drouot, Paris, France, February, 1884, Artist's estate sale, sold back to Mrs. Manet); Mrs. Edouard Manet [1829-1906], Paris, France; August Pellerin [1853-1929], Paris, France; Jules Strauss [1863-1943], Paris, France; (Georges Petit, Paris, France, December 1932, lot 48, sold to Turner; Turner, London, United Kingdom; Jacques Balsan [1868-1956], Paris, France; Mrs. Jules Balsan [1877-1964], New York, NY, November 1947, consigned to Knoedler & Co. for sale; (Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, November 1947, sold to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.); Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1898-1957], Cleveland, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

74 × 60 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Modern European Painting and Sculpture

Accession No

1958.34

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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