Berthe Morisot - The Toilette 1894
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The Toilette 1894
64x54cm oil/canvas
Private collection
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From Sotheby's:
The artist had two nieces named Jeanne, and the woman in Devant la toilette most closely resembles Jeanne Gobillard, whose distinctive strawberry-blonde hair is depicted in several of the artist’s works. In the present painting, Morisot’s lush, luminous brushstrokes sensitively portray her sitter as she arranges her hair. The artist often employed painterly techniques in her backgrounds, using spontaneous dashes of paint and broad areas of color to create a light-filled, atmospheric effect. Throughout her career, Morisot explored the boundaries of modern art, always questioning accepted practice and experimenting with a variety of ideas about color and line. As a result, she made a remarkable contribution to late nineteenth century French painting and the history of Impressionism.