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Consistent with the Impressionist aesthetic that Berthe Morisot fervently espoused, Woman at Her Toilette attempts to capture the essence of modern life in summary, understated terms. The painting also moves discreetly into the realm of female eroticism explored by Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir but seldom broached at this time by women artists. Rendered with soft, feathery brushstrokes in nuanced shades of lavender, pink, blue, white, and gray, the composition resembles a visual tone poem, orchestrated with such perfumed and rarified motifs as brushed blonde hair, satins, powder puffs, and flower petals. The artist even signed her name along the bottom of the mirror, as if to suggest that the image in her painting is as ephemeral as a silvery reflection. Morisot exhibited in seven of the eight Impressionist group shows; this painting was included in the fifth exhibition, in 1880, where her work received great acclaim. She was a particularly close friend of and frequent model for Manet, and she married his younger brother Eugène the year before she completed this painting. In addition to domestic interiors such as this one, Morisot’s pictorial realm included studies of women and children, gardens, fields, and seaside vacation homes.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 80 × 60 Cm |
| Tags | womeninteriorfashiondressesgray (color)necklacejewelryleisuretoilettesmirrorsCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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exhibition
London, Durand-Ruel at the Grafton Galleries, A Selection From the Pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, cat. 162 (ill.).
London, Durand-Ruel at the Grafton Galleries, A Selection From the Pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, cat. 162 (ill.).
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exhibition
Paris, 5me Expostition de Peinture, 1880, cat. 115.
Paris, 5me Expostition de Peinture, 1880, cat. 115.
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William Merritt Chase, New York
William Merritt Chase, New York
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exhibition
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Berthe Morisot, Exposition de son oeuvre, Mar. 1896, cat. 68.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Berthe Morisot, Exposition de son oeuvre, Mar. 1896, cat. 68.
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Marianne Mathieu, ed., Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, exh. cat.
Marianne Mathieu, ed., Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, exh. cat. (London: Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2023), 1 (detail), 20, 33, 56, 65, 102-03 cat. 7.
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exhibition
London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, Apr. 5 - Sep. 10, 2023, cat. 7; Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Oct. 18, 2023 - Mar. 10, 2024.
London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism, Apr. 5 - Sep. 10, 2023, cat. 7; Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet, Oct. 18, 2023 - Mar. 10, 2024.
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Sylvie Patry in Berthe Morisot, exh. cat.
Sylvie Patry in Berthe Morisot, exh. cat. (Paris: Flammarion, 2019), 81, 86-87 cat. 37.
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Nicole R. Myers, "Morisot et la ffemme moderne," in Berth Morisot, exh. cat.
Nicole R. Myers, "Morisot et la ffemme moderne," in Berth Morisot, exh. cat. (Paris: Flammarion, 2019), 180.
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exhibition
Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Berthe Morisot, June 18-Sep. 22, 2019, cat. 37.
Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Berthe Morisot, June 18-Sep. 22, 2019, cat. 37.
Sat
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exhibition
Williamstown, MA, Clark Art Institute, Women Artists in Paris, June 8 - Sep. 3, 2018
Williamstown, MA, Clark Art Institute, Women Artists in Paris, June 8 - Sep. 3, 2018
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Jason Farago, "Images for a Hazy New Age: Mapping a Transformation in the Depiction of Women," New York Times, Nov. 23, 2018, c20 ill.
Jason Farago, "Images for a Hazy New Age: Mapping a Transformation in the Depiction of Women," New York Times, Nov. 23, 2018, c20 ill.
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exhibition
Philadelphia, Barnes Foundation, Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist, Oct. 20, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2019, cat. 30; Dallas Museum of Art, Feb. 24 - May 26, 2019; Paris, Musée d'Orsay, June 17 - Sep. 22, 2019, cat. 30.
Philadelphia, Barnes Foundation, Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist, Oct. 20, 2018 - Jan. 14, 2019, cat. 30; Dallas Museum of Art, Feb. 24 - May 26, 2019; Paris, Musée d'Orsay, June 17 - Sep. 22, 2019, cat. 30.
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Kang, Cindy, et. al., Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist, exh. cat.
Kang, Cindy, et. al., Berthe Morisot: Woman Impressionist, exh. cat. (Rizzoli Electa, 2018), 76, 78, 91, 93, 110, cat. 30.
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Sylvie Patry, ed., Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market
Sylvie Patry, ed., Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market (London: National Gallery Company, 2015), 134-35 (detail ill.), 145 fig. 95, 260 cat. 60.
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exhibition
Paris, Musée Luxembourg, Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market, Oct. 9, 2014-Feb. 8, 2015, cat. 60; London, National Gallery, Mar. 4-May 31, 2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Inventing Impressionism...
Paris, Musée Luxembourg, Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market, Oct. 9, 2014-Feb. 8, 2015, cat. 60; London, National Gallery, Mar. 4-May 31, 2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Inventing Impressionism, June 18-Sep. 13, 2015.
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The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago
The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago (New Haven and London, 2008), cat. 19, pp. 58–59 (ill.).
Sat
22
Nov
exhibition
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 19 (ill.).
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 19 (ill.).
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exhibition
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Woman in Impressionism: From Mythical Feminine to Modern Woman, Oct. 6, 2006-Jan. 21, 2007, cat. 71 (ill.).
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Woman in Impressionism: From Mythical Feminine to Modern Woman, Oct. 6, 2006-Jan. 21, 2007, cat. 71 (ill.).
Sat
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Richard R. Brettell and Anne-Brigitte Fonsmark, Gauguin and Impressionism, exh. cat.
Richard R. Brettell and Anne-Brigitte Fonsmark, Gauguin and Impressionism, exh. cat. (Copenhagen, Ordrugpgaard, 2005/Forth Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, 2005-6), p. 85, fig. 62.
Sat
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Nov
exhibition
Lille, Palais de Beaux-Arts de Lille, Berthe Morisot 1841-1895, Mar. 10-June 9, 2002, cat .49 (ill.); Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, June 20-Nov. 19, 2002.
Lille, Palais de Beaux-Arts de Lille, Berthe Morisot 1841-1895, Mar. 10-June 9, 2002, cat .49 (ill.); Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, June 20-Nov. 19, 2002.
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Richard R. Brettell et al., Impression: Painting Quickly in France, 1860-1890, exh. cat.
Richard R. Brettell et al., Impression: Painting Quickly in France, 1860-1890, exh. cat. (London, The National Gallery and Williamston, Mass., Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2001), p. 91 (ill.).
Sat
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The Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Guide to the Collections
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Guide to the Collections (Chicago, 1956), p. 34.
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exhibition
Possibly Paris, 2éme Exposition de Peinture (1), Apr. 1876. [see D. Rouart, Correspondence de Berthe Morisot (Paris, 1950), pp. 98, 257]
Possibly Paris, 2éme Exposition de Peinture (1), Apr. 1876. [see D. Rouart, Correspondence de Berthe Morisot (Paris, 1950), pp. 98, 257]
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Hans Huth, “Impressionism Comes to America,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts, sér. 6, vol. 29
Hans Huth, “Impressionism Comes to America,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts, sér. 6, vol. 29 (April, 1946), pp. 225-252, fig. 17.
Sat
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exhibition
The Arts Club of Chicago, Berthe Morisot, Mar.-Apr. 1943, cat. 1.
The Arts Club of Chicago, Berthe Morisot, Mar.-Apr. 1943, cat. 1.
Sat
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exhibition
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, French Painting from David to Toulouse-Lautrec, Feb.-Mar. 1941, cat. 95 (ill.).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, French Painting from David to Toulouse-Lautrec, Feb.-Mar. 1941, cat. 95 (ill.).
Sat
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Lionello Venturi, Les Archives de l’impressionisme vol. 2
Lionello Venturi, Les Archives de l’impressionisme vol. 2 (Paris, 1939), p. 257.
Sat
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exhibition
The Toledo Museum of Art, French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Nov. 1934, cat. 11.
The Toledo Museum of Art, French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Nov. 1934, cat. 11.
Sat
22
Nov
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-Nov. 1, 1934, cat. 257.
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-Nov. 1, 1934, cat. 257.
Sat
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exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 334 (ill.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1-Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 334 (ill.).
Sat
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D.C. Rich, “Französische Impressionisten im Art Institute zu Chicago,” Pantheon 11
D.C. Rich, “Französische Impressionisten im Art Institute zu Chicago,” Pantheon 11 (March 1933), pp. 77 (ill.),78.
Sat
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook
The Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook (Chicago, 1932), pp. 62, ill. 164.
Sat
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Monique Angoulvent, Berthe Morisot
Monique Angoulvent, Berthe Morisot (Paris, 1931), pp. 55, 121, no. 83.
Sat
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Alain Clairet et al., Berthe Morisot 1841-1895: Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint
Alain Clairet et al., Berthe Morisot 1841-1895: Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint (Montolivet, 1997), no. 85 (ill.).
Sat
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Wendy Slatkin, Women Artists in History: From Antiquity to the Present
Wendy Slatkin, Women Artists in History: From Antiquity to the Present (Upper Saddle River, 1997), pp. 137-139 (ill.).
Sat
22
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his sale, New York, American Art Galleries, 1896, lot 1093 [according to Clairet 1997]....
his sale, New York, American Art Galleries, 1896, lot 1093 [according to Clairet 1997]. Mary Cassatt, 1896 [see Paris 1896]. Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1905 [see London 1905]. Wildenstein & Co., New York [according to Chicago 1933]. Paul Rosenberg, New York by 1924
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Anne Higonnet, Berthe Moristot’s Images of Women
Anne Higonnet, Berthe Moristot’s Images of Women (Cambridge, 1992), pp. 106, 155, pl. 7.
Tue
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Nov
exhibition
Leningrad [St. Petersburg], Hermitage Museum, Ot Delakrua do Matissa: shedevry frantsuzskoĭ zhivopici XIX-nachala XX veka...
Leningrad [St. Petersburg], Hermitage Museum, Ot Delakrua do Matissa: shedevry frantsuzskoĭ zhivopici XIX-nachala XX veka, iz Muieia Metropoliten v Niu-Ĭorke i Khudozhestvennogo Instituta v Chikago [From Delacroix to Matisse: Great Paintings From the XIX century to the Beginning of the XXth century From Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago], Mar. 15-May 19, 1988, cat. 18; Moscow, Pushkin Museum, June 10-July 30, 1988.
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exhibition
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Berthe Morisot: Impressionist, Sep. 6-Nov. 29, 1987, cat. 35; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Dec. 12, 1987-Feb. 21, 1988; Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Mar. 14-May 9, 1988...
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Berthe Morisot: Impressionist, Sep. 6-Nov. 29, 1987, cat. 35; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Dec. 12, 1987-Feb. 21, 1988; Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Mar. 14-May 9, 1988, shown in Washington and Forth Worth only.
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Richard R. Brettell, French Impressionists
Richard R. Brettell, French Impressionists (Chicago, 1987), pp. 24 (det. ill.), 25, 27 (ill.), 118.
Sat
22
Nov
exhibition
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, The New Painting: Impressionism 1874-1886, Jan. 17- Apr. 6, 1986, cat. 96 (ill.); Fine Art Museum of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Apr. 19- July 6, 1986.
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, The New Painting: Impressionism 1874-1886, Jan. 17- Apr. 6, 1986, cat. 96 (ill.); Fine Art Museum of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Apr. 19- July 6, 1986.
Fri
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exhibition
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 18-Dec. 17, 1985, cat. 21 (ill.); Fukuoka Art Museum, Jan. 5-Feb. 2, 1986 and Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Mar. 4-Apr. 13...
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 18-Dec. 17, 1985, cat. 21 (ill.); Fukuoka Art Museum, Jan. 5-Feb. 2, 1986 and Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Mar. 4-Apr. 13, 1986.
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Jean Dominique Rey, Berthe Morisot
Jean Dominique Rey, Berthe Morisot (New York, 1982), pp. 29, 35 (ill.), 37, 51.
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exhibition
Albi, Musée Toulouse- Lautrec, Trésors impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago, June 27-Aug. 31, 1980, cat. 23 (ill.).
Albi, Musée Toulouse- Lautrec, Trésors impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago, June 27-Aug. 31, 1980, cat. 23 (ill.).
Sat
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Nov
exhibition
St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts, Paris in the Belle Epoque: People and Places, Mar. 1-Apr. 6, 1980, cat. 56 (ill.).
St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts, Paris in the Belle Epoque: People and Places, Mar. 1-Apr. 6, 1980, cat. 56 (ill.).
Thu
22
Nov
exhibition
Southampton, New York, The Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase in the Company of Friends, May 12- July 29, 1979, cat. 79 (ill.).
Southampton, New York, The Parrish Art Museum, William Merritt Chase in the Company of Friends, May 12- July 29, 1979, cat. 79 (ill.).
Tue
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exhibition
New York, Wildenstein and Co., Paris–New York: A Continuing Romance, Nov. 3-Dec. 19, 1977, cat. 76 (ill.).
New York, Wildenstein and Co., Paris–New York: A Continuing Romance, Nov. 3-Dec. 19, 1977, cat. 76 (ill.).
Wed
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute, A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute, A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), pp. 340, ill. p. 288.
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M.-L. Bataille and Georges Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot: Catalogue des peintures, pastels, aquarelles
M.-L. Bataille and Georges Wildenstein, Berthe Morisot: Catalogue des peintures, pastels, aquarelles (Paris, 1961), no. 84, pl. 37.
Tue
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exhibition
New York, Wildenstien and Co., Berthe Morisot, Nov.-Dec. 10, 1960, cat. 12 (ill.).
New York, Wildenstien and Co., Berthe Morisot, Nov.-Dec. 10, 1960, cat. 12 (ill.).
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