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Rustende eend (Resting Duck) - Berthe Morisot
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A delicate drypoint print by French Impressionist Berthe Morisot, capturing a resting duck with minimal, expressive lines.
This drypoint print by Berthe Morisot, titled Rustende eend, captures a quiet moment of observation in nature. Morisot, a central figure in the French Impressionist circle, is often recognised for her oil paintings of domestic life, yet her graphic work reveals a similar economy of line and sensitivity to atmosphere. In this composition, the artist employs a light, delicate touch to define the form of the resting duck and the surrounding reeds. The drypoint technique allows for a soft, velvety quality in the lines, which Morisot uses to suggest the gentle movement of water and the stillness of the subject.
The composition is sparse, focusing on the interaction between the animal and its immediate environment. By leaving much of the paper surface untouched, Morisot creates a sense of space and airiness. The reeds are rendered with minimal strokes, providing just enough detail to ground the scene without overwhelming the viewer. This approach reflects the Impressionist interest in capturing the fleeting essence of a subject rather than a rigid, academic representation. The work demonstrates the artist's ability to convey character and mood through subtle gestures and a restrained palette.
As a print, this piece offers a different perspective on Morisot's technical range. It shows her comfort with the etching needle, using it to sketch directly onto the plate with the same spontaneity found in her drawings. The work is an example of the intimate scale often favoured by Impressionist printmakers, who sought to explore new ways of seeing the natural world. This museum-grade print preserves the fine details of the original drypoint, ensuring the subtle variations in line weight remain clear. It is a piece that rewards close inspection, revealing the confidence behind every mark made by the artist.
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Rustende eend (Resting Duck) - Berthe Morisot
Regular price
From £28.00 GBP
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From £28.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Berthe Morisot
Morisot outsold Monet, Renoir, and Sisley at the 1875 Hotel Drouot auction. Her Interior fetched 480 francs, the highest price of the sale. Her death certificate listed her profession as none.
She was born in Bourges in 1841. Her parents built a studio in the family garden for Berthe and her sister Edma, who was equally talented. Edma abandoned painting when she married a naval officer in 1869. Berthe, having lost her collaborator, held on harder. She exhibited ten works at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, the only woman showing. She participated in every Impressionist show except 1879, the year her daughter Julie was born.
Edouard Manet painted her portrait repeatedly before she married his brother Eugene in 1874. She had sworn to stay single. Eugene gave up his own painting ambitions so she could pursue hers. Whatever the nature of her relationship with Edouard, it produced some of his finest portraits and left a subject that art historians have been circling for over a century.
She painted the domestic world of women with a directness that the male Impressionists could not access: mothers and daughters, women at their toilette, the garden, the drawing room. The brushwork is rapid and unfinished-looking, more so than Monet's. She died of pneumonia in 1895, aged fifty-four, caught while nursing her daughter through the same illness. She wrote to sixteen-year-old Julie the day before.
She was born in Bourges in 1841. Her parents built a studio in the family garden for Berthe and her sister Edma, who was equally talented. Edma abandoned painting when she married a naval officer in 1869. Berthe, having lost her collaborator, held on harder. She exhibited ten works at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, the only woman showing. She participated in every Impressionist show except 1879, the year her daughter Julie was born.
Edouard Manet painted her portrait repeatedly before she married his brother Eugene in 1874. She had sworn to stay single. Eugene gave up his own painting ambitions so she could pursue hers. Whatever the nature of her relationship with Edouard, it produced some of his finest portraits and left a subject that art historians have been circling for over a century.
She painted the domestic world of women with a directness that the male Impressionists could not access: mothers and daughters, women at their toilette, the garden, the drawing room. The brushwork is rapid and unfinished-looking, more so than Monet's. She died of pneumonia in 1895, aged fifty-four, caught while nursing her daughter through the same illness. She wrote to sixteen-year-old Julie the day before.
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Artist Biography
Berthe Morisot
Morisot outsold Monet, Renoir, and Sisley at the 1875 Hotel Drouot auction. Her Interior fetched 480 francs, the highest price of the sale. Her death certificate listed her profession as none.
She was born in Bourges in 1841. Her parents built a studio in the family garden for Berthe and her sister Edma, who was equally talented. Edma abandoned painting when she married a naval officer in 1869. Berthe, having lost her collaborator, held on harder. She exhibited ten works at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, the only woman showing. She participated in every Impressionist show except 1879, the year her daughter Julie was born.
Edouard Manet painted her portrait repeatedly before she married his brother Eugene in 1874. She had sworn to stay single. Eugene gave up his own painting ambitions so she could pursue hers. Whatever the nature of her relationship with Edouard, it produced some of his finest portraits and left a subject that art historians have been circling for over a century.
She painted the domestic world of women with a directness that the male Impressionists could not access: mothers and daughters, women at their toilette, the garden, the drawing room. The brushwork is rapid and unfinished-looking, more so than Monet's. She died of pneumonia in 1895, aged fifty-four, caught while nursing her daughter through the same illness. She wrote to sixteen-year-old Julie the day before.
She was born in Bourges in 1841. Her parents built a studio in the family garden for Berthe and her sister Edma, who was equally talented. Edma abandoned painting when she married a naval officer in 1869. Berthe, having lost her collaborator, held on harder. She exhibited ten works at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874, the only woman showing. She participated in every Impressionist show except 1879, the year her daughter Julie was born.
Edouard Manet painted her portrait repeatedly before she married his brother Eugene in 1874. She had sworn to stay single. Eugene gave up his own painting ambitions so she could pursue hers. Whatever the nature of her relationship with Edouard, it produced some of his finest portraits and left a subject that art historians have been circling for over a century.
She painted the domestic world of women with a directness that the male Impressionists could not access: mothers and daughters, women at their toilette, the garden, the drawing room. The brushwork is rapid and unfinished-looking, more so than Monet's. She died of pneumonia in 1895, aged fifty-four, caught while nursing her daughter through the same illness. She wrote to sixteen-year-old Julie the day before.
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