Berthe Morisot

The artist's sister at a window



Berthe Morisot - The artist's sister at a window



Berthe Morisot
The artist's sister at a window
1869
54.8 x 46.3 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection


Literature


Catalogues raisonnés
Alain Clairet, Delphine Montalant, Yves Rouart, Berthe Morisot, Montolivet, 1997, nr. 18 info


Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 663

Literature
Kathleen Adler and Tamar Garb, Berthe Morisot, Ithaca, N.Y., 1987, fig. 14


Provenance


from the artist to her sister, Mme. Pontillon, Paris
by inheritance to her daughter, Mme. E. Forget, Paris, by 1941
Ernest Rouart (1874-1942), Paris
Capt. Edward H. Molyneux (1891-1974), Paris, France, by 1952
sold 15 August 1955 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901-1969), New York
bequest 1970 to NGA

External links


National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1970.17.47

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Berthe Morisot At the Psyché
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Berthe Morisot Young Girl on the Grass
Young Girl on the Grass
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Berthe Morisot The harbor at Lorient
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Berthe Morisot The Cheval-Glass
The Cheval-Glass
1876

Berthe Morisot Young Woman by a Window (Summer)
Young Woman by a Window (Summer)
1879