Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), French impressionist painter. Influenced by the artists Camille Corot and Édouard Manet, she gave up her early classical training to pursue an individualistic impressionistic style that became distinctive for its delicacy and subtlety. Her technique, based on large touches of paint applied freely in every direction, give her works a transparent, iridescent quality. She worked both in oil and in watercolor, producing mainly landscapes and scenes of women and children, as in Madame Pontillon Seated on the Grass (1873, Cleveland Museum of Art).