A light-handed etching of Berthe Morisot sitting on a sofa, sketching, whilst her daughter peers at the drawing over the arm of the sofa.
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), Berthe Morisot drawing with her daughter, 1889, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) © The Courtauld

Berthe Morisot drawing, with her daughter

Berthe Morisot

Primarily known as an Impressionist painter, Berthe Morisot turned to printmaking late in her career. This sensitive self-portrait, showing her working under the gaze of her eleven-year-old daughter Julie, is one of a series of prints she made in 1889. The delicate drypoint technique showcases Morisot51²è¹Ý¶ù celebrated ability to capture fleeting moments of everyday life in changing light.

During her lifetime, Morisot51²è¹Ý¶ù prints were only shared with her family and close friends and were first exhibited to a wider audience in 1907, twelve years after her death.Ìý

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Two men sit across from each other at a table covered with a brown tablecloth, playing cards. Both men wear overcoats and hats, and the man on the left smokes a pipe. They sit inside a wooden building. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) The Card Players, around 1892-96, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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