1889
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Jeune femme au repos is a 1889 by Berthe Morisot, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a young woman resting. She's sitting in a quiet space, looking relaxed. This work is interesting because it was created by Morisot during a time when she was exploring printmaking, a medium her fellow Impressionists encouraged her to try. Her prints are not as well-known as her paintings, but they show her skill in a different area. Morisot was one of the first women to exhibit with the Impressionists, which is a notable fact about her career. You can learn more about the techniques she used by looking into impasto.
*Jeune femme au repos* is a drypoint print by Berthe Morisot, created around 1887–88 and later printed by Ambroise Vollard in 1921 from plates not originally intended for public display. The work depicts a seated woman in repose, likely based on Morisot’s earlier oil painting of the same subject. Morisot produced a small suite of prints during this period, encouraged by fellow Impressionists Mary Cassatt and Stéphane Mallarmé. The print is part of a limited set of etchings representing her entire output in the medium.
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Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (French: ; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.
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