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

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

Other works by Berthe Morisot


Berthe Morisot The Sewing Lesson
The Sewing Lesson
1885

Berthe Morisot In the dining room
In the dining room
1886

Berthe Morisot The artist's daughter with a parakeet
The artist's daughter with a parakeet
1890

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

Berthe Morisot In the Garden at Maurecourt
In the Garden at Maurecourt
c. 1884