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ÉDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)
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ÉDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)

Berthe Morisot

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ÉDOUARD MANET (1832-1883)
Berthe Morisot
etching printed in dark brown, 1872, on laid Van Gelder paper, a fine, rich impression of the second state (of three), from the edition of one hundred copies, published by A. Strölin, Paris, 1905, before the cancellation of the plate, with the plate number 26 from the edition stamped in red ink, printing with a light plate tone, the full sheet, with pale light- and mount staining, otherwise in good condition
Plate 119 x 78 mm.
Sheet 449 x 326 mm.

Note du spécialiste

This portrait of Berthe Morisot is the third print made by Manet after his oil painting from 1872, depicting his fellow artist and muse in a black mourning dress, holding a bouquet of violets. (See Harris 73-74 for the two preceding lithographs.) While the lithographs, in the same direction as the painting, reflect a similar emotional attitude, the etching portrays the sitter in a tenser pose, leaning towards the viewer. Morisot's expression is tired and somber, revealing a genuine sense of mourning. Only a few lifetime proofs of the first state exists, while three editions of the second state were published after the artist's death, before the plate was cancelled in the third state.