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Young Saint John

1890
(French, 1841–1895)
France, 19th century
pastel on pale blue laid paper
57.1 x 38.1 cm (22 1/2 x 15 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Lewis B. Williams 1975.83
Catalogue raisonné: Bataille and Wildenstein 558; Angoulvent 410
Location: not on view
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This pastel's first owner was Berthe Morisot's daughter, Julie Manet, and her husband Ernest Rouart.

Description

In the spring of 1890 Berthe Morisot and her husband, Eugène Manet, rented a house with a garden overlooking the Seine River in the rural French town of Mézy. Morisot worked in the attic studio while the pair was there. A young boy from the village served as the model for this pastel, one of several studies for a full-length painting of Saint John the Baptist with his cross. In this drawing, Morisot developed the loose and sketchy marks that would characterize her final canvas.
Young Saint John

Young Saint John

1890

Berthe Morisot

(French, 1841–1895)
France, 19th century

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