Berthe Morisot - On the Beach 1875
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On the Beach 1875
24x51cm oil/canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, United States
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From Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond:
This painting, completed during Morisot’s 1875 trip to England’s Isle of Wight, probably represents the area known as West Cowes. A contemporary critic for L’Echo universal wrote, “Several of her canvases represent views of the Isle of Wight and it is impossible not to recognize it; when you look at them quickly, blinking your eyes, the greenery, sky, the houses of England are there before us. You should not, for example, come closer nor look at details; the illusion disappears and you find yourself in the presence of monstrous beings, incoherent dabs and crazy perspective.” An avid collector, Victor Choquest, whose portrait by Cézanne is also in the Mellon collection, purchased this painting in 1879.