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

Other works by Berthe Morisot


Berthe Morisot Children Playing with a Bowl of Water
Children Playing with a Bowl of Water
1886

Berthe Morisot The Sisters
The Sisters
1869

Berthe Morisot The Cherry Tree
The Cherry Tree
1891

Berthe Morisot Woman and Child in a Garden
Woman and Child in a Garden
1884

Berthe Morisot The Lilacs at Maurecourt
The Lilacs at Maurecourt
1874