Berthe Morisot (Higher Ed Leadership Essentials) - Softcover

Mathieu, Marianne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300182015 ISBN 13: 9780300182019

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was one of only a handful of women who exhibited both at the famed Paris Salon and with the French Impressionists. Her exquisite work depicts the world of the Parisian bourgeoisie: their clothes, their life-styles, their surroundings, and their relationships. Over one hundred full-color paintings, graphic works, watercolors, and pastels are reproduced in this volume, and are accompanied by original commentaries that follow the artist's career from her training with Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot to her final work. Included in the volume is an essay that Morisot wrote about her nephew-in-law Paul Valery in 1948-a seminal text that has never been included in his collected works-as well as extensive correspondence and sketchbooks held at the Musee Marmottan Monet, which have rarely been accessible. Morisot has been hailed by historians as one of the forgotten women artists of the 19th century, and this volume helps to reveal her artistic influence on her better-known peers.

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Review:

"A wonderfully nuanced look at Morisot's life, as well as a keen examination of her masterful watercolors and drawings."--Leah Triplett Sear, Bookslut --Leah Triplett Sear "Bookslut "

"Comprehensive . . . As a revealing look into the decidedly feminine concerns and talents from a period of art history dominated by men, this overview provides valuable insight."--Publishers Weekly--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Marianne Mathieu is a writer, art critic, and curator.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0300182015
• ISBN 13: 9780300182019
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264