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| private collection, 1878-1880 |
View of Paris from the Trocadero by Morisot
Tuesdays with Berthe Morisot!
Berthe Morisot lived near the Trocadero in the upscale community of Passy, in what is now the 16th arrondissement. This would be a view she would have seen many times and she undoubtedly spent much time strolling among the green of what is now mostly concrete, glass and water.
Notice the angle of this view -- this location today would put you roughly at the far right end of the top level of the Trocadero as you're facing the Eiffel Tower. The tower itself would be across the bridge and just out of view to the right. Les Invalides in the building with the gold dome in the distance slightly right of center.
Berthe Morisot lived near the Trocadero in the upscale community of Passy, in what is now the 16th arrondissement. This would be a view she would have seen many times and she undoubtedly spent much time strolling among the green of what is now mostly concrete, glass and water.
Notice the angle of this view -- this location today would put you roughly at the far right end of the top level of the Trocadero as you're facing the Eiffel Tower. The tower itself would be across the bridge and just out of view to the right. Les Invalides in the building with the gold dome in the distance slightly right of center.
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| Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 187 |
Four views of the modern woman by Manet
Mondays with Edouard Manet!
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| Woman reading Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, circa 1879 |
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| Woman with a gold pin, circa 1879 |
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| Young woman in a round hat, private collection, New York, 1877 |
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| Young woman taking a walk holding an open umbrella, 1880 |
Berthe Morisot at the Musee Marmottan Monet in Paris
Tuesdays with Berthe Morisot!
I've always believed that meaningful art should speak for itself. Just as importantly, it should speak to YOU.
Enjoy Berthe and the next time you're in Paris stop by Passy cemetery, and pay your respects to her and her brother-in-law Edouard Manet.
I've always believed that meaningful art should speak for itself. Just as importantly, it should speak to YOU.
Enjoy Berthe and the next time you're in Paris stop by Passy cemetery, and pay your respects to her and her brother-in-law Edouard Manet.
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| Fillette portant un panier 1891 |
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| Le Cerisier 1891 |
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| Dans le pommier 1890 |
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| Fillette au jersey bleu 1890 |
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| Enfants a la vasque 1886 |
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| Cygnes 1885 |
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| Le jardin a Bougival 1884 |
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| Au bord du lac 1883 |
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| Roses tremieres 1884 |
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| Le port de Nice 1882 |
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| Eugene Manet et sa fille [Julie] dans le jardin de Bougival 1881 |
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| Au bal 1875 |
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| Bergere couchee 1891 |
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| Eugene Manet a l'ile de Wight 1875 |
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| Les foins a Bougival 1883 |
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| Branches d'oranger 1889 |
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Dancer posing by Degas
Wednesdays with Edgar Degas!
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| Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia, 1878 |
Madame Boursier and her daughter by Berthe Morisot
Tuesdays with Berthe Morisot!
Frankly, there's nothing quite like an exquisite painting to forget the ugliness in this world, at least for a moment or two.
Frankly, there's nothing quite like an exquisite painting to forget the ugliness in this world, at least for a moment or two.
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| Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, USA, 1873 |
Plum brandy by Manet
Mondays with Edouard Manet!
Also known as "The Prune" the model is Ellen Andrée; we'll meet her again later.
Also known as "The Prune" the model is Ellen Andrée; we'll meet her again later.
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| National Gallery, Washington, DC, 1878 |
I remember you
Denny Nicola, class of 1965, Champaign High School. Killed in Vietnam 1967. Information. A good friend I turned around one day and realized he was gone before I made my way "down south."
Ronny Lovellette. Class of 1966, Champaign High School. Killed in Vietnam 1969. Information.
We spent our last night together in Chicago before you headed off to the Army and I left for the Marines. The last time I saw you. But it was a wild night, eh Ronny?
Ronny Lovellette. Class of 1966, Champaign High School. Killed in Vietnam 1969. Information.
We spent our last night together in Chicago before you headed off to the Army and I left for the Marines. The last time I saw you. But it was a wild night, eh Ronny?
In the dining room by Morisot
Tuesdays with Berthe Morisot!
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| National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA, circa 1875 |
The suicide by Manet
Mondays with Edouard Manet!
This is certainly not your typical "impressionist" work of art. In fact, the Suicide (Le Suicidé), seems to raise more questions than answers: Was this a depiction of a real suicide? If so, who was it and when and where? If not, what on earth possessed Manet to slip into such a morbid world, however briefly?
This is certainly not your typical "impressionist" work of art. In fact, the Suicide (Le Suicidé), seems to raise more questions than answers: Was this a depiction of a real suicide? If so, who was it and when and where? If not, what on earth possessed Manet to slip into such a morbid world, however briefly?
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| Bührle Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 1877-1881 |
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