Long-ago birthday girl Berthe Morisot was born January 14, 1841, and during her artistic career she would become associated with the French Impressionists. She was good friends with Edouard Manet and there may have even been more to their relationship; Manet was married, however, and Berthe herself later wed Manet’s brother Eugene. Edouard was a guiding and occasionally overbearing influence, but this black-hatted portrait he did of Berthe in 1872 (Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets) is really lovely and shows his fondness for her and the unique character of her face.Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Long-ago birthday girl Berthe Morisot was born January 14, 1841, and during her artistic career she would become associated with the French Impressionists. She was good friends with Edouard Manet and there may have even been more to their relationship; Manet was married, however, and Berthe herself later wed Manet’s brother Eugene. Edouard was a guiding and occasionally overbearing influence, but this black-hatted portrait he did of Berthe in 1872 (Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets) is really lovely and shows his fondness for her and the unique character of her face.