Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Reading
1873
Berthe Morisot's 'Reading' ('La Lecture', c. 1873) depicts a woman — often identified as the artist's sister Edma — reading absorbedly in a domestic interior. Loose, feathery brushwork records a private everyday moment with the alertness Morisot brought to the world of women. Oil on canvas, Cleveland Museum of Art.
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