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^ Read ^ Berthe Morisot by Anne Higonnet ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Berthe Morisot W. Johnston said Thorough and perceptive. My first reaction to Anne Higonnet's biography of Berthe Morisot was that it was a bit stiff. I had recently read Dominique Bona's "Berthe Morisot: Le secret de la femme en noir" and found that book to be well done, even though lacking documentation and even though indulging in "maybe it was like this" speculations from time to time. But I very much liked Dominique Bona's informal style, referring to Berthe Morisot as "Berthe", while Anne Higonnet almost
| Title | : | Berthe Morisot |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520201566 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
W. Johnston said Thorough and perceptive. My first reaction to Anne Higonnet's biography of Berthe Morisot was that it was a bit stiff. I had recently read Dominique Bona's "Berthe Morisot: Le secret de la femme en noir" and found that book to be well done, even though lacking documentation and even though indulging in "maybe it was like this" speculations from time to time. But I very much liked Dominique Bona's informal style, referring to Berthe Morisot as "Berthe", while Anne Higonnet almost always refers to her as "Morisot" (a small issue but one that is quite representative of the stylistic difference in the two biograph. Get to Know this Complex Woman Sandy Frazier Berthe was obviously an anomaly in her day and age and, being self-deprecating and reticent, might've actually wished to be forgotten. She WAS literally forgotten for many years after her death. I am grateful to Ms. Higonnet for writing the book, but I felt throughout the reading that, although it was obvious Ms. H. admired Berthe, she didn't truly understand her. It bothered me that most of the book was about OTHER people, although her life DID seem to be about OTHER people. Berthe was generous and hidden, yet daring and "out there." It was probably very difficult to find the true Ber. "Five Stars" according to Kathleen A Quintus. I enjoyed the way this was written as well as reading about Berthe and her life.
Higonnet's class-conscious, feminist group portrait of the impressionist circle is on-target. Yet Morisot, a strong-willed pioneer, brought to her analytical scenes a distinctly feminine point of view, portraying women in moments of self-awareness. Illustrations. From Publishers Weekly A founder of impressionism, Berthe Morisot (1840-1895) painted "safely feminine" themes--family or friends, domestic interiors, vacation spots, parks. This luminous biography shows what Morisot had to overcome to be an artist, and how much she accomplished. At 37 Morisot gave birth to Julie, soo
Of the six Impressionist painters whose first exhibition scandalized and fascinated Paris in 1874, Berthe Morisot was the only woman. Anne Higonnet brings fully to life an accomplished artist and her world.. 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
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