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Berthe Morisot with a Muff

c. 1871–72

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 91.1 x 76.5 x 7.3 cm (35 7/8 x 30 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 74 x 60 cm (29 1/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.34
Public Domain
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Location
004 Special Exhibition Gallery
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Manet kept this portrait of Morisot throughout his life, and it was listed in the inventory of his studio after his death.

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.
An oil portrait in wide, streaking brushstrokes depicts Berthe Morisot, a woman with light skin tone seen in profile from waist up. She wears a fluffy, brown coat only slightly darker than the solid brown background that envelops her, strokes becoming sparse within it, showing the fabric beneath. She has a blue and white hat, wisps of her black hair extending over her forehead. Her dark eyes angle to look out at us and her pink lips open slightly.

Berthe Morisot with a Muff

c. 1871–72

Édouard Manet

(French, 1832–1883)
France, 19th century

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