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Berthe Morisot

French, 1841–1895

works 1dates 1875 – 1875halls Impressionism
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Painted portrait dominated by loose, large brushstrokes of a woman, seen from the back, wearing a gauzy white off-the-shoulder dress and black choker, blond hair swept up, examining herself in a mirror at left. The background is a feathered swirl suggesting floral pattern in cool pale tones of gray, purple, pink, and blue. Woman at Her Toilette1875–80 · Impressionism

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