Berthe Morisot

by Anne Higonnet (Author)
June 1995
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Pages: 240
ISBN: 9780520201569
Trim Size: 6.14 x 9.21

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About the Book

Of the six Impressionist painters whose first exhibition scandalized and fascinated Paris in 1874, Berthe Morisot was the only woman. She reached a pinnacle of artistic achievement despite the restraints society placed on her sex, adroitly combining her artistic ambitions with a rewarding family life. Anne Higonnet brings fully to life an accomplished artist and her world.

About the Author

Anne Higonnet is Associate Professor of Art History at Wellesley College and the author of Berthe Morisot's Images of Women (1992).

Preface

I
FORMATION
1841-1868

1 Family Background · 1841-1857
2 First Lessons · 1857-1867
3 Contacts· 1859-1867

II
DECISIONS
1868-1871

4 Encounters and Partings · 1868-1869
5 Alternatives · 1869-1871
6 Political Crisis · 1870-1871

III
ALLIANCES
1872-1874

7 Personal Crisis · 1870-1872
8 Resolutions · 1872-1874
9 Joining the Impressionist Movement· 1873-1874
10 The First Impressionist Exhibition · 1874
11 Eugene Manet
12 Artistic Events
13 A New Bond

IV
ALLIANCE
1875-1878

14 Impressionism Comes of Age
15 Fulfillment· 1878-1883

v
ENDURANCE
1883-1895

16 Loss · 1883-1886
17 La Grande Dame de Ia Peinture · 1884-1891
18 Art Closer to Home and Farther Abroad
. 1885-1891
19 Bereavement and Acclaim· 1892-1894
20 Summation · 1895

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Illustrations