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Of the six Impressionist painters whose first exhibition scandalized and fascinated Paris in 1874, Berthe Morisot was the only woman. She reached a pinnacle of artistic achievement despite the restraints society placed on her sex, adroitly combining her artistic ambitions with a rewarding family life. Anne Higonnet brings fully to…
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Anne Higgonet’s study of this elusive Impressionist remains one of my favourite biographies.
It is superbly researched, yet Higgonet wears her academic credentials lightly. She moves deftly through Berthe Morisot’s life, finding just the right balance between historical context and individual psychology. Chapters are both thematic and chronological, yet they flow effortlessly.
The pace was just what I look for in a biography. It moved along smartly, and I felt myself really getting to know this measured, passionate, and endearingly melancholic painter. Every so often, the author’s own opinions can be glimpsed. But these appear and pass so swiftly and…
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