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The butterfly hunt by Berthe Morisot

The butterfly hunt

Berthe Morisot · 1874

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Artist
Berthe Morisot
Date
1874
Location
Musée d'Orsay
ART MOVEMENTS
Impressionism
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THE ARTIST

Berthe Morisot

1841–1895 · France

Berthe Morisot, a pioneering Impressionist, captured intimate domestic scenes and landscapes, often featuring women and children, with a luminous touch.

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The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935) The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935) 1870 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Woman at Her Toilette Woman at Her Toilette 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago Woman in a Garden Woman in a Garden 1882 · Art Institute of Chicago Young Woman Knitting Young Woman Knitting 1883 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Forêt de Compiègne Forêt de Compiègne 1885 · Art Institute of Chicago Young Girl with Hat Young Girl with Hat 1891 · Art Institute of Chicago Young Woman Seated on a Sofa Young Woman Seated on a Sofa 1879 · Metropolitan Museum of Art Landscape (Tree-trunks near a River) Landscape (Tree-trunks near a River) 1888 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys Degas · 1860 · Art Institute of Chicago Alfred Sisley Alfred Sisley Renoir · 1864 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher) Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher) Manet · 1864 · Art Institute of Chicago The Banks of the Marne in Winter The Banks of the Marne in Winter Pissarro · 1866 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Beyond Morisot and Impressionism: works from the same years.

Cart with Black Ox Same era · 1850s–1880s Cart with Black Ox Vincent van Gogh · 1884 · Portland Art Museum Chariot Race Same era · 1850s–1880s Chariot Race Léon-Victor Dupré · 1876 · Art Institute of Chicago Paris Street; Rainy Day Same era · 1850s–1880s Paris Street; Rainy Day Kawabata Gyokushō · 1877 · Art Institute of Chicago A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Same era · 1850s–1880s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 Okada Saburosuke · 1884 · Art Institute of Chicago The Backgammon Players Same era · 1850s–1880s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art An Alpine Scene Same era · 1850s–1880s An Alpine Scene Gustave Courbet · 1874 · Art Institute of Chicago Boating Same era · 1850s–1880s Boating Édouard Manet · 1874 · Metropolitan Museum of Art After the Bullfight Same era · 1850s–1880s After the Bullfight Mary Cassatt · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago
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