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.
Berthe Morisot
About the Book
Table of Contents
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
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