Accession Number2012/2.190
TitlePortrait of Berthe Morisot
Artist(s)Marcellin DesboutinArtist NationalityFrench (culture or style)Object Creation Datecirca 1876Medium & Supportdrypoint on wove paperDimensions 10 1/2 in x 7 in (26.67 cm x 17.78 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. SpinkLabel copyMarcellin Gilbert Desboutin
France, 1823–1902
Portrait of Berthe Morisot
ca. 1876
Drypoint on wove paper
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink, 2012/2.190
Subject matterThis drypoint representation of the painter Berthe Morisot is one of several portraits in this medium that Marcellin Desboutin produced of his Impressionist friends. Dressed head to toe in black, Morisot is depicted sitting on an armchair, twisting to face the viewer as she leans forward on her knees. In her gloved hands she holds a Japanese-style fan, and on her head is perched a hat of indeterminate shape. This is the second state of two that Desboutin made of this subject; the first was largely rendered in outline with only the head fully finished.
Physical DescriptionA drypoint portrait of a woman seated on a chair, holding a fan and looking out toward the viewer.
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Keywords
armchairs
artists (visual artists)
drypoints (prints)
fans (costume accessories)
portraits