Berthe Morisot - On the Beach at Portrieux 1894
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On the Beach at Portrieux 1894
41x33cm oil/canvas
Private collection
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From Sotheby's:
Morisot enjoyed several summer sojourns with her family in Brittany, and painted a number of charming beachside views there, including the present work. She had hoped that Renoir might be able to visit. He was very sorry to decline and vividly imagined the pleasure of seeing her daughter Julie playing in the waves: "I am truly distressed at not being able to accept your invitation...Brittany is quite pleasant, not as rainy as Normandy. Unfortunately it is rather far away – fortunately so, because otherwise it would be crowded with dreadful people...And so, enjoy yourself; bring back some of those lovely sea views, which are so beautiful in Brittany, with the water clear all the way to the edge, and white-clad Julies against a background of golden isles" (quoted in ibid.).