Berthe Morisot - Mother and Sister of the Artist 1869-1870

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Berthe Morisot - Mother and Sister of the Artist 1869-1870

Mother and Sister of the Artist 1869-1870
101x81cm oil/canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, United States

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From National Gallery of Art, Washington:
In an 1876 review, a sarcastic critic referred to participants in the second Impressionist exhibition as "five or six lunatics—among them a woman—a group of unfortunate creatures." Berthe Morisot is the woman to whom he alluded. Morisot, an original member of the group, showed in seven of its eight exhibitions and contributed financially to sustain the impressionist movement. The Mother and Sister of the Artist, one of Morisot's largest works, was exhibited at the Salon of 1870 and perhaps again in 1874 at the first Impressionist exhibition.