The Bath (1885–86)
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"The Bath" by Berthe Morisot, painted between 1885 and 1886, captures a delicate and intimate moment of everyday life. This piece exemplifies Morisot's ability to infuse her Impressionist works with both softness and vitality. The painting portrays a young woman sitting in a loose, translucent shift, her posture relaxed yet elegant as she gathers her hair in a natural, carefree gesture. The subject's reflection and the brass fixtures of the basin hint at the presence of a bath, suggesting the painting's title. Notably, Morisot's brushwork imparts a sense of immediacy and fleeting beauty, using light pastel hues to craft a background that seems both ethereal and serene. Her technique accentuates the ephemeral quality of the moment, while the attention to the details of the woman's expression and the texture of her attire evoke a vivid sense of personality and presence.
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Landscapes and still life by French impressionist painter Berthe Morisot (1841–1895). She was celebrated for the feminine qualities of her paintings, intuitiveness, spontaneity and delicacy, and she often included her daughter Julie in her paintings. Berthe was married to the brother of Édouard Manet, and some say she was his muse, as she modeled in many of his paintings.