1872 (ca.), Berthe Morisot, At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Société Anonyme 1874, possibly no. 111
In the summer of 1873, Berthe Morisot visited her sister Edma's family in Normandy, on France's northern coast. These works, including Hide-and-Seek, show Edma and her daughter Jeanne enjoying the outdoors. Berthe and Edma had trained as artists together. Edma ultimately chose marriage and motherhood over an art career. Berthe often went to see her sister and family at the naval stations across France where Edma's officer husband was posted.
The logistics of landscape painting posed a challenge for upper middle-class female artists who were not free to travel the countryside, art supplies at hand, as male artists did. As a result, the locations of Morisot's landscape paintings coincide with family visits. She painted en plein air with a skilled touch and subtle sense of color. This approach reflected the influence of her teacher, landscape artist Camille Corot.
1872 (ca.), Berthe Morisot, At the Edge of the Forest (Edma and Jeanne) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Société Anonyme 1874, possibly no. 111
In the summer of 1873, Berthe Morisot visited her sister Edma's family in Normandy, on France's northern coast. These works, including Hide-and-Seek, show Edma and her daughter Jeanne enjoying the outdoors. Berthe and Edma had trained as artists together. Edma ultimately chose marriage and motherhood over an art career. Berthe often went to see her sister and family at the naval stations across France where Edma's officer husband was posted.
The logistics of landscape painting posed a challenge for upper middle-class female artists who were not free to travel the countryside, art supplies at hand, as male artists did. As a result, the locations of Morisot's landscape paintings coincide with family visits. She painted en plein air with a skilled touch and subtle sense of color. This approach reflected the influence of her teacher, landscape artist Camille Corot.